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Was Apollo 12's landing a moon-shaking event?

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Published in Daily Trivia

When the Apollo 12 astronauts landed on the moon, the impact caused the moon's surface to vibrate for 55 minutes. The vibrations were picked up by laboratory instruments, leading geologists to theorize that the moon's surface is composed of fragile layers of rock.

 


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