Moon dust and space dust part 2
It is said that the moon is over 4 billion years old. And that it was formed from a meteor impact upon the earth, which sent a part of the earth into space that ended up being our moon (leading scientific theory). So since the dust collected on the surface of the moon was less than 5 inches. It got me to wondering about the orbit of the moon, and it's age.
The moon orbits the earth every 29.5 days (29 for easy math). That is also 12.5 times a year. 12.5 times 4.5 billions years equals 56.26 billion orbits around the earth. So in 4.5 billion years, 56.25 billion orbits around the earth. The moon only collects less than 5 inches of dust? But that's not the end of it...
In the early 1980s. Dr. Herbert A. Zook. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Examined the core drills of the moon. What he found was even more puzzling to both sides of the issue (evolutionists and creationists). He found that there was only 1/64 particles (1.5%) of actual space dust in the material on the surface of the moon. From this it was figured out that most of the dust on the surface was cause by meteor impacts. A meteor hits the surface 7 times faster than a bullet comes out of a gun. This makes dust out of some of the meteor, and some of the surface of the moon. This dust rises up from the surface because of the impact. Spreads out, and is pulled back on to the surface of the moon. Several of these impacts would cover the whole surface.
So we have a supposed 4.5 billion year old moon, 56.25 billion orbits around the earth. And less the 5 inches of dust that is only 1/64 of anything from space?
My theory about this:
The sun spews particles into space constantly (possibly through solar wind). I believe that it was mostly these type of particles that collected on the surface of the moon, and in 6,000 years only built up a 1/64 (1.5%) of actual space particles mixed in the the material from meteor impacts. How else can it be explained that there is only 1/64 parts of space material in less than 5 inches of dust?
To sum it up:
| Years old |
Orbits around earth. |
Fits a fesibles explaination for dust and particle amount? |
| Over 4 billion |
56,000,000,000 (billion) |
Nope, to much time, and to many orbits. |
| Under 10,000 |
750,000 (thousand) |
Yes, More explainable, fits the evidence. |
Samples taken from a satellite will be argued as being the right amount that will fit 4 billion years. There are a few problems with satellite samples supporting this theory, and the math behind it.
1) The satellite can only measure the dust within it's path that is pulled to it by the earth's gravity.
2) The satellite has no gravity of it's own. So it cannot pull dust particles from the space around it.
3) The moon has gravity, and can pull dust out of space like a dust magnet. Being able to do this, it can pull several times more dust particles out of space then a satellite with no attraction could achieve. And because of the size difference, the particle pick up from attraction is multiplied as well.
The other problem between the two objects, and gravity. Is how fast space particles can travel through space while being attracted by gravitational pull. The faster these particles can travel while being attracted, the more particles an object with gravity can pick up.
Example: Rain falls to the ground because of gravity. Rain has to top speed while doing this. If that speed were double, twice as much rain can fall in a given area in the same time period. This would also apply to space particles being attracted to the moon. How fast can space particles fall to the surface of the moon while being attracted by gravity? So you see, the satellite sample test is not a good test to determine this. And those who disagree with the moon dust theory know this. They are hoping you won't figure in all the varibles as I have done here.
So the question is about moon dust is: Is the top velocity acheived while traveling through space, determined by it's mass, or the strength of the gravitational pull upon it?
