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gerkin | 13:05 Fri 11th Aug 2006 | Science
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Are the chances of landing on a full moon greater than landing on a half moon, as there is a greater surface area ?
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presumably you are at a loose end and felt like a little urine extraction.

Same moon area - just more visible during full moon I believe!
I never thought of that
That's terrible - if you have a moon shot when there is a new moon, then it might miss the Man in the moon's nose completely
and fly off into space or something !
Depends if you fall sideways or straight back.
Isn't it made of cheese?
Arent the Clangers there?
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What moon?
better make sure you get there at night cos it goes away during the day
The area of a sphere is approximately 1.3 times the area of a hemisphere ...

Taking into account the moon isn't spherical ... I doubt there's a great advantage in landing on a full moon, compared to half of one
yes!!! wich one??? we have 3 where i come from!!!!!
im sorry to say tats a silly question, im sure i learned about this when i was 11, its still a moon, but because of the phases you can only see more or less of it if its waxing or waning. there will not be a greater surface area
Didnt you hear about Apollo 18? It tried to land on a cresent moon but missed and had to come back.
This was of course a key logistical issue in the NASA Apollo moon missions. If you landed too close to the edge of a half-moon, you might only have a few hours before the moon simply disappeared from underneath you, leaving you floating in space with no hope of rescue.

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