The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-16

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surface of ta!s woCg: e,::,,,,.s ,:,- ssslsl.,:
II Sne molten lara cszs&:S :--es:55s3
II would doubtless Leave r.s-g- -
solicited material. ~G-:H E,-15 H.:
form the frs; - htscss: TERRACE II
have been only partially ils.: - -:
the lava did -: ascend - >, E-<a: AZ
altitude This would IL i.s c,...s4 ~
come concealed ~ he surface 81: sssl-
the lava would SUhs.is- t1-< ta-E.-c :
second terrace
1 mus; here specially mention Al -.
.narkable characteristics - lunar s:=-s-y
which IS displayed OF = gran: sale
by Copera!cus. I aliui% - :As ,.ss4-cS
OF bright -aiia;!ag Si-saxs which extend
from the gre..: crater to- many hun
dreds Of miles over me lunar surface
The explanation OF ;heSS bright S:r+aSs
offers one OF the mos; d.;Hc-l. p-c6i=r,,s
in lunar physics, They are sometimes
thought TO mark lava flows from liz
central spot a. some earlier phase y
eruption than the crater as !: nov
stands would indicate II does not:
however. seem appa-en. why .hs<a
streaks should in This case possess ;a=
peculiar brightness which charac,s-:E=s
them.
Near the Southern pole o: The .no,a
is The remarkable crater known Is
Tycho. This = situated in : region
where the scenery indicates the wiites:
and most magnificent . Infusion Tycno
Is specially noticeable Tor the number
of bright s.reaks which rad.a.e from &:
Indeed. at the time OF full moon, when
these streaks are peculiarly visible they
nave 1TeQuenllE ctSl !.Rclel 20 rleCli-
, ians diverging from a pole. Nasmytn
supposed that these streass were due
to cracks in the moon, and that through
these cracks lava had wall=d OIL; from
beneath. He gives striking illustra-
ton of the mechanical possibility Of this
doctrine, by showing now glass globe
has been observed 70 crack in such a
way as 70 produce a system of s:reaks
| exactly resembling those seen TO d.
verge from Tycho on the moon.
1t is known that grea; volcanic OUT
breaks on the earth. such for exampl..
as the renowned discharge which took
place at krakatea in 1883 have been al
tended with the evolution OF enormous
quantities OF volcanic dust. or com
mlnuted pumice. which was OF a light
grayish color II may. as Mr.. Elger
suggests. perhaps have happened tina.
volumes of volcanic dust have issued
from the assures produced in the moon.
under the influence Of the cracking sug-
gested by Nasmyth This dust wculd
accumulate along the lines OF fissurc;
| for 1t must be remembered that as there
Is no air on the moon, there would be no
wind 10 blow the dust away. as
there would be on the earth. There
consequently. the dust would remain
and its characteristic whiteness would
present just the same appearance that
| the streaks now seem 10 have This
view seems to present the most reason
able explanation at present available
as to the origin OF these remarka bio
| lunar characteristics
One more striking feature in the scan-
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