ORIGIN OF THE MOON
Compared with the planet about which it revolves, the moon is by far the largest satellite in the solar system. The smallest satellites in our universe belong to our neighbouring planet Mars. They are named Phobos and Deimos, the former’s diameter being only about five miles and the latter seven miles. Phobos, the inner satellite, is at a distance of only 5800 miles from Mars, a distance not much greater than the diameter of Mars itself Its period of revolution is 7hr 39min, and therefore it makes over three circuits of Mars each Martian day, and consequently rises in the west and sets in the east. In the Museum this evening the Astronomical Society will hold a meeting, during which Messsrs W. D. Anderson and W. H. B. Hobbs will deliver addresses on the moon, and will discuss the different theories as to the origin of the moon and the probable cause of crater formation.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22986, 15 September 1936, Page 4
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