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Moon [1] Top December 2, 2007 Featured article FA *November 28, 2006: good article nomination
  • January 2, 2007: passed good article nomination (edit comment)
Solar eclipse [2] Top November 20, 2006 Featured article FA 0.5
Apollo 11 [3] Top February 18, 2008 Good article GA
Orion (spacecraft) [4] High March 18, 2008 Good article GA
Shackleton (crater) [5] High November 28, 2006 Good article GA
Aristarchus (crater) [6] Mid November 21, 2006 Good article GA
Space weathering [7] Mid December 30, 2006 Good article GA
Transient lunar phenomenon [8] Mid January 25, 2007 Good article GA * 2/1/07 - good article nomination.
Apollo program [9] Top November 20, 2006 B
Geology of the Moon [10] Top November 20, 2006 B
Lunar eclipse [11] Top November 21, 2006 B
Lunar phase [12] Top November 22, 2006 B * Might contain original research (uncited formula) (edit comment)
Moon rock [13] Top November 20, 2006 B
Tide [14] Top November 20, 2006 B It is going to be very difficult to come to a consensus on an article on Tide Forces. There are two conflicting schools of thought: one goes back to Newton’s explanation in which he applied gravitational forces alone. It was written when he was only 23 and had not yet worked out his laws of mechanics. The other, more recent, introduces centrifugal forces and relies on the basic laws of mechanics that Newton announced twenty years later.

The “classical” viewpoint has produced great confusion. Serious writers have used all possible combinations of concepts. Many take account of radial (vertical) forces, which were already shown to be without interest by Sir George Darwin at the end of the 19-th century; it is a question of the change in weight of ocean water (not its mass!) “under” the Moon. The situation is like liquids of different densities in the two arms of a U-tube. Getting rid of radial forces is essential to our subject, and it is so simple that all may be made clear on the back of a small envelope.

Other writers introduce axial forces at the nodal points. Several base their discussions on various reference frames; Butikov produces the delightful analogy of a frying-pan revolving in the hand of the cook, but not rotating. Butikov’s approach is very sophisticated, but he comes up with the results that the simple application of elementary mechanics does, namely no appreciable forces at the nodes nor at quadrature, but with tangential maxima at 45°, all directed toward the nodal points. This would suggest two tides per day at Temperate latitudes, and four smaller ones per day in the Tropics, at longitudes 45° and 135°.

The use of the word “bulge” seems rather unfortunate. It would be legitimate for the axial bulges that would occur, with big monthly tsunamis, if the Earth were to stop rotating. But what actually happens in the oceans is far more complicated and is more Oceanography than Physics. It is very well treated in other Sections of Wiki Tides.

I think part of the present article on Tidal Physics should be deleted. The Figure is misleading; it shows inward radial forces at quadrature, which in reality are negligible, and outward radial forces at the nodes which have practically no effect. Then the text that follows the Figures presents only the classical version.

It is a great pity that so few authors present concrete values of forces. They would be so much more eloquent than words!

Johnhen 14:58, 6 April 2007 (UTC) Jhenniker (edit comment)
Wernher von Braun [15] Top June 15, 2008 B 0.5
Apollo 12 [16] High February 18, 2008 B
Apollo 13 [17] High February 18, 2008 B
Apollo 14 [18] High February 18, 2008 B
Apollo 15 [19] High February 18, 2008 B
Apollo 16 [20] High February 18, 2008 B
Apollo 17 [21] High February 18, 2008 B
Apollo 9 [22] High February 18, 2008 B
Apollo Moon Landing hoax conspiracy theories [23] High November 21, 2006 B
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project [24] High February 18, 2008 B
Lunar Precursor Robotic Program [25] High March 15, 2008 B
Lunar geologic timescale [26] High January 21, 2007 B
Lunar meteorite [27] High November 20, 2006 B
Orbit of the Moon [28] High December 7, 2006 B
Project Constellation [29] High February 18, 2008 B
Project Mercury [30] High February 18, 2008 B
South Pole-Aitken basin [31] High January 13, 2007 B
Apollo 1 [32] Mid February 18, 2008 B
Apollo 10 [33] Mid February 18, 2008 B
Apollo 4 [34] Mid February 18, 2008 B
Apollo 5 [35] Mid February 18, 2008 B
Apollo 6 [36] Mid February 18, 2008 B
Canceled Apollo missions [37] Mid February 18, 2008 B
Colonization of the Moon [38] Mid November 20, 2006 B
Luna programme [39] Mid November 22, 2006 B
Lunar Orbiter program [40] Mid November 21, 2006 B
Lunokhod programme [41] Mid November 22, 2006 B
Month [42] Mid November 23, 2006 B
Ranger program [43] Mid November 21, 2006 B
Regolith [44] Mid November 21, 2006 B
Saros cycle [45] Mid January 12, 2007 B
Surveyor program [46] Mid November 21, 2006 B
Tidal acceleration [47] Mid November 23, 2006 B
Zond program [48] Mid November 22, 2006 B
Apollo 7 [49] Low February 18, 2008 B
Blue moon [50] Low November 23, 2006 B
Eclipse cycle [51] Low November 23, 2006 B
Full moon cycle [52] Low November 23, 2006 B * Proposed for deletion 13/12/06
  • Keep 23/12/06; but contains original research. (edit comment)
Moon landing [53] July 22, 2007 B
New moon [54] March 12, 2007 B *Suggested merge with Lunar phases
  • Merge proposal failed 28/11/06
Giant impact hypothesis [55] Top November 20, 2006 Start
Altair (spacecraft) [56] High March 3, 2008 Start
Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package [57] High November 22, 2006 Start
Earth Departure Stage [58] High March 3, 2008 Start
Exploration of the Moon [59] High November 20, 2006 Start
Far side of the Moon [60] High November 20, 2006 Start
Gravitation of the Moon [61] High January 17, 2007 Start
Impact crater [62] High November 23, 2006 Start
Internal structure of the Moon [63] High January 17, 2007 Start
Jet Propulsion Laboratory [64] High March 9, 2008 Start
KREEP [65] High November 20, 2006 Start
Kennedy Space Center [66] High March 3, 2008 Start
Late Heavy Bombardment [67] High November 20, 2006 Start
Lockheed Martin Space Systems [68] High March 9, 2008 Start
Lunar mare [69] High November 20, 2006 Start
Magnetic field of the Moon [70] High January 17, 2007 Start
Near side of the Moon [71] High November 20, 2006 Start
Soviet Moonshot [72] High November 22, 2006 Start Under the "Korolev's Soyuz concept" section, there is a sentence that says, "Chelomei's project had the lead until 1964 when a change of Soviet leadership swung behind Stalin."

Stalin died in 1953. Is this statement a typo, or has someone tampered with the actual article? 209.124.55.236 12:30, 28 March 2007 (UTC) (edit comment)
Thiokol [73] High March 9, 2008 Start
Topography of the Moon [74] High January 17, 2007 Start
Altair 4 [75] Mid March 3, 2008 Start
Ares I-X [76] Mid February 27, 2008 Start
Ares IV [77] Mid March 3, 2008 Start
Ares V [78] Mid March 3, 2008 Start
Atmosphere of the Moon [79] Mid January 17, 2007 Start
Autolycus (crater) [80] Mid November 21, 2006 Start
Copernicus (lunar crater) [81] Mid November 21, 2006 Start
DIRECT [82] Mid February 27, 2008 Start
Eratosthenes (crater) [83] Mid November 21, 2006 Start
Fra Mauro formation [84] Mid November 21, 2006 Start
Giordano Bruno (crater) [85] Mid November 21, 2006 Start
Grimaldi (crater) [86] Mid November 21, 2006 Start
Hansteen (crater) [87] Mid May 6, 2007 Start
J-2 (rocket engine) [88] Mid March 3, 2008 Start
Kepler (lunar crater) [89] Mid November 21, 2006 Start
Lalande (crater) [90] Mid November 21, 2006 Start
Lunar dome [91] Mid November 21, 2006 Start
Mare Humboldtianum [92] Mid November 21, 2006 Start
Mare Imbrium [93] Mid November 21, 2006 Start
Mare Nectaris [94] Mid November 21, 2006 Start
Mare Nubium [95] Mid November 21, 2006 Start
Mare Orientale [96] Mid November 21, 2006 Start
Mare Serenitatis [97] Mid November 21, 2006 Start
Mare Tranquillitatis [98] Mid November 21, 2006 Start
Mass concentration [99] Mid November 22, 2006 Start
Mons Hadley [100] Mid November 21, 2006 Start
Moon illusion [101] Mid November 23, 2006 Start
Observing the Moon [102] Mid March 6, 2007 Start
Oceanus Procellarum [103] Mid November 21, 2006 Start
Orion 1 [104] Mid February 27, 2008 Start
Orion 21 [105] Mid March 3, 2008 Start
RS-68 [106] Mid March 3, 2008 Start
Reiner Gamma [107] Mid November 21, 2006 Start
Rille [108] Mid November 21, 2006 Start
Selenography [109] Mid November 23, 2006 Start
Tsiolkovskiy (crater) [110] Mid November 21, 2006 Start
Tycho (crater) [111] Mid November 21, 2006 Start
Wrinkle-ridge [112] Mid November 21, 2006 Start
Apollo program missing tapes [113] Low November 22, 2006 Start
Eclipse [114] Low November 23, 2006 Start
Harvest moon [115] Low November 23, 2006 Start
Hunter's moon [116] Low November 23, 2006 Start
Lunar government [117] Low November 23, 2006 Start
Lunar node [118] Low November 23, 2006 Start
Moon in art and literature [119] Low November 23, 2006 Start
Selenographic coordinates [120] Low November 23, 2006 Start
Abul Wafa (crater) [121] February 16, 2007 Start
Chandrayaan [122] March 12, 2007 Start
Chang'e 1 [123] March 12, 2007 Start
Chinese Lunar Exploration Program [124] March 12, 2007 Start
Davy (crater) [125] May 18, 2008 Start
Examination of Apollo moon photos [126] March 12, 2007 Start
Full moon [127] March 12, 2007 Start *Suggested merge with Lunar phases
  • Merge proposal failed 28/11/06
In-situ resource utilization [128] March 12, 2007 Start
LEO (spacecraft) [129] March 12, 2007 Start
Lunar calendar [130] March 12, 2007 Start Lunar year merged into Lunar calendar. 17/1/07 (edit comment)
Lunar crater locations [131] March 12, 2007 Start
Lunar ice [132] March 12, 2007 Start
Lunar outpost (NASA) [133] March 12, 2007 Start
Lunar soil [134] November 25, 2006 Start *Expand on soil mechanics section topics w/ intext citations.--Paleorthid (talk) 17:20, 9 January 2008 (UTC) (edit comment)
Lunar standstill [135] March 12, 2007 Start
Man in the Moon [136] March 12, 2007 Start
Montes Apenninus [137] February 8, 2007 Start
Moon Treaty [138] March 12, 2007 Start
Peary (crater) [139] March 12, 2007 Start
Ray system [140] March 12, 2007 Start
SELENE [141] March 12, 2007 Start
Sacrobosco (crater) [142] September 21, 2007 Start
Lunar terrane [143] High December 3, 2006 Stub
Max Launch Abort System [144] High February 27, 2008 Stub
Moonquake [145] High November 21, 2006 Stub
Altair 1 [146] Mid February 27, 2008 Stub
Altair 2 [147] Mid February 27, 2008 Stub
Altair 3 [148] Mid February 27, 2008 Stub
Ares I-Y [149] Mid February 27, 2008 Stub
Crater counting [150] Mid December 7, 2006 Stub
Eckert (crater) [151] Mid February 28, 2007 Stub
Genesis Rock [152] Mid November 23, 2006 Stub
Hermite (crater) [153] Mid November 28, 2006 Stub
Herschel (lunar crater) [154] Mid February 3, 2007 Stub
Korolev (lunar crater) [155] Mid December 1, 2006 Stub
Libration [156] Mid November 23, 2006 Stub
List of current and future lunar missions [157] Mid November 20, 2006 Stub
Lunar Laser Ranging Experiment [158] Mid November 22, 2006 Stub
Lunar day [159] Mid May 28, 2008 Stub
Mare Australe [160] Mid November 21, 2006 Stub
Mare Crisium [161] Mid November 21, 2006 Stub
Mare Fecunditatis [162] Mid November 21, 2006 Stub
Mare Humorum [163] Mid November 21, 2006 Stub
Mare Moscoviense [164] Mid November 21, 2006 Stub
Mare Smythii [165] Mid November 21, 2006 Stub
Mons Rümker [166] Mid November 21, 2006 Stub
Montes Taurus [167] Mid November 21, 2006 Stub
Nikolayev (crater) [168] Mid December 17, 2006 Stub
Orion 13 [169] Mid February 27, 2008 Stub
Orion 15 [170] Mid February 27, 2008 Stub
Orion 17 [171] Mid March 3, 2008 Stub
Orion 19 [172] Mid March 3, 2008 Stub
Orion 2 [173] Mid February 27, 2008 Stub
Orion 3 [174] Mid March 3, 2008 Stub
Orion 4 [175] Mid March 3, 2008 Stub
Orion 5 [176] Mid March 3, 2008 Stub
Peak of Eternal Light [177] Mid November 21, 2006 Stub
Rozhdestvenskiy (crater) [178] Mid November 28, 2006 Stub
Vallis Schröteri [179] Mid November 21, 2006 Stub
Lunar Receiving Laboratory [180] Low November 23, 2006 Stub
Lunar orbit [181] Low November 23, 2006 Stub
Lunar precession [182] Low November 23, 2006 Stub possible candidate for a merger or deletion. (edit comment)
Amundsen (crater) [183] February 3, 2007 Stub
Bridgman (crater) [184] March 30, 2008 Stub
Copernican period [185] November 25, 2006 Stub
Eratosthenian [186] November 25, 2006 Stub
Hollow moon [187] March 12, 2007 Stub Put up for deletion? (edit comment)
LUNAR-A [188] March 12, 2007 Stub
Lower Imbrian [189] November 25, 2006 Stub
Luna-Glob [190] December 8, 2006 Stub
Lunar surface [191] November 25, 2006 Stub * proposed merge with Geology of the Moon. 4/12/06
Mendel (lunar crater) [192] July 31, 2007 Stub
Mons Blanc [193] November 9, 2007 Stub
Mons Maraldi [194] November 9, 2007 Stub
Moonlight [195] November 28, 2006 Stub
Nectarian [196] November 25, 2006 Stub
Pre-Nectarian [197] November 25, 2006 Stub
Upper Imbrian [198] November 25, 2006 Stub
Vallis Bouvard [199] May 18, 2007 Stub
Zond 1964A [200] August 25, 2007 Stub
Robotic exploration of the Moon [201] High November 7, 2007 List
List of artificial objects on the Moon [202] November 7, 2007 List
List of craters on the Moon [203] November 7, 2007 List
List of features on the Moon [204] November 7, 2007 List
List of lunar meteorites [205] March 30, 2008 List
List of maria on the Moon [206] November 7, 2007 List
List of mountains on the Moon [207] November 7, 2007 List
List of valleys on the Moon [208] November 7, 2007 List
Table of lunar phases [209] November 7, 2007 List
Dufay (crater) [210] May 11, 2008 Unassessed
Earth and Moon [211] November 20, 2006 Unassessed * Suggested merge with The Moon's orbit or Tidal acceleration. 23/11/06
Hypatia (crater) [212] May 4, 2008 Unassessed
Lacus Aestatis [213] May 4, 2008 Unassessed
Lacus Autumni [214] May 4, 2008 Unassessed
Maupertuis (crater) [215] November 12, 2007 Unassessed
Mineur (crater) [216] June 24, 2007 Unassessed
Odyssey Moon [217] January 21, 2008 Unassessed
Parsons (crater) [218] June 12, 2007 Unassessed
Rupes Altai [219] May 4, 2008 Unassessed
Schönfeld (crater) [220] June 12, 2007 Unassessed
Sinus Aestuum [221] May 4, 2008 Unassessed
Sinus Amoris [222] May 4, 2008 Unassessed
Sinus Asperitatis [223] May 4, 2008 Unassessed
Sinus Concordiae [224] May 4, 2008 Unassessed
Sinus Fidei [225] May 4, 2008 Unassessed
Sinus Honoris [226] May 4, 2008 Unassessed
Sinus Iridum [227] May 4, 2008 Unassessed
Sinus Lunicus [228] May 4, 2008 Unassessed
Sinus Medii [229] March 18, 2007 Unassessed
Sinus Roris [230] May 4, 2008 Unassessed
Sinus Successus [231] May 4, 2008 Unassessed
Slack water [232] April 21, 2008 Unassessed
Terra Nivium [233] May 4, 2008 Unassessed
Tracy's Rock [234] May 4, 2008 Unassessed
Zond 1967A [235] August 25, 2007 Unassessed
Zond 1967B [236] August 16, 2007 Unassessed
See also: assessed article categories. Last update: June 15, 2008