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Showing 1 to 20 of 248 for “"the Moon"”.
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The orbit of the moon.
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1971.
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The rotation of the moon
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1980.
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The shallow structure of the moon.
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Science, 1972.
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A Little Slice Of The Moon: Stories
A Little Slice of the Moon: stories is a collection of short stories that explore the struggles of various characters to find their place in the world. And the world, despite its familiarity, can be a hostile place. The characters in this collection learn that families are a fragile lot, that every …
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The woman in the moon : the moon as a dramatic character in the works of John Lyly and William Shakespeare
This thesis looks at the moon as a dramatic character in the works of John Lyly, William Shakespeare, and Shakespeare in collaboration. The thesis contextualizes these playwrights’ moon-characters within a broader trajectory of the moon as a dramatic character over the turn of the sixteenth and …
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To the Moon I go and Other Stories
… Kepler, and Galileo were astrologers too as at the time, astrology was a discipline tied to the study of astronomy and mathematics. I’m extremely interested in astrology: the study of the movements and relative positions of celestial bodies for the way that they influence human affairs and the …
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Magnetized models for the formation of the moon
The leading theory for the origin of the Moon suggests that a planetary impactor struck the proto-Earth in an oblique collision shortly after the formation of the solar system. The giant impact produces liquid and vapor debris, drawn from the proto-Earth and impactor. The debris either escapes the …
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Lunar seismology : the internal structure of the moon.
Thesis. 1978. Ph.D.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Earth and Planetary Science.
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Design of spacecraft for exploration of the Moon and Mars
In this thesis, I develop the conceptual design of the spacecraft required for human-Lunar and human-Mars exploration. The requirements for these vehicles are derived in the context of the NASA Concept Exploration & Refinement project. Similarly, the concepts generated are intended to operate …
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On the obscure side of the moon with James Purdy
This thesis attempts to demonstrate the harmony between technique and meaning in the work of James Purdy, a contemporary American short story writer and novelist. Four major themes are explored and examined in depth: the universal human need for love and recognition; the desire to escape the past …
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The geology of the Moon Creek map-area, west-central Alberta
… date: 2019-11-30T21:01:19Z Reason: Electronic Theses and Dissertation
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Quantifying melting and chemical differentiation processes on Earth and the Moon
This thesis contains four chapters that together investigate the igneous history of the Earth and the Moon. Each chapter explores new quantitative methods for combining experiments in igneous petrology with observed local and global major and trace element compositional variations and geophysical …
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Geophysical insights into the histories of Venus, Mercury and the Moon
… data provide a powerful tool for studying the interiors of rocky planetary bodies. In this thesis I study three such bodies - Venus, Mercury and the Moon - and I use the gravity and topography data returned by recent NASA planetary science missions to model their structure and evolution. I …
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Characterization of crater morphometry on the Moon and Mercury from altimetry observations
… data from laser altimeters are used to assess the morphometry of impact craters. Data acquired by the Mercury Laser Altimeter on the MESSENGER spacecraft are used to measure the depths and diameters of 537 craters at the high northern latitudes on Mercury, including 42 polar-deposit-hosting …
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Trajectory design for solar sailing from low-Earth orbit to the Moon
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1992.
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Investigation of Trajectory and Control Designs for a Solar Sail to the Moon
<p>NASA’s Artemis program and other government and commercial projects are working toward establishing a sustainable human presence on the moon. This thesis investigates the technical feasibility of a solar sail-based spacecraft (sailcraft) as a low-cost method of delivering cargo or science …
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Fly me to the moon : un estudi lingüístic contrastiu dels verbs de moviment
Estudi contrastiu dels verbs de moviments de la llengua anglesa i catalana.
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