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Description: The Moon is our closest cosmic neighbor, and yet little is ever said about its geography. Today we're diving deeper into why this is and why this might not be the case forever! Support me on Patreon here: patreon.com/atlaspro Follow me on Twitter @theatlaspro Music: soundcloud.com/atlas-pro-music "Deliberate Thought" by Kevin Macleod Sources / Further Reading news.mit.edu/2019/when-lunar-dynamo-ended-0101 planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Page/MOON/target pubs.usgs.gov/sim/3168 nature.com/articles/115646a0 astrogeology.usgs.gov/search/map/Moon/Geology/Unified_Geologic_Map_of_the_Moon_GIS_v2 astropedia.astrogeology.usgs.gov/download/Moon/Geology/thumbs/Unified_Geologic_Map_of_The_Moon_200dpi.jpg lpi.usra.edu/exploration/education/hsResearch/moon_101/LunarVolcanism.pdf asi.org/adb/m/04/02/volcanic-activity.html lpi.usra.edu/lunar/missions/apollo/apollo_15/landing_site sci.esa.int/web/smart-1/-/39791-lunar-far-side-highlands lpi.usra.edu/science/schenk/RESEARCH/ra.pdf upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Ganymede_USGS_map.jpg photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA09665 medium.com/@pionic/the-heat-is-on-new-paper-depicts-nasas-plan-for-a-lunar-station-e6d10198f674 nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-research-could-reshape-understanding-of-moon-formation astrogeology.usgs.gov/search/map/Moon/Clementine/UVVIS/Lunar_Clementine_UVVIS_750nm_Global_Mosaic_118m_v2 astrogeology.usgs.gov/search/map/Moon/LMMP/LOLA-derived/Lunar_LRO_LOLA_ClrShade_Global_128ppd_v04 svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/details.cgi?aid=10930 nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo15.html researchgate.net/figure/Artists-rendition-of-a-future-lunar-mining-operation-Image-JAXA_fig38_342065392 businessinsider.com/rocket-factory-moon-base-nasa-plan-2016-4 independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/moon-us-military-base-factory-darpa-b1800333.html sciencefocus.com/space/does-the-moon-have-a-molten-core popularmechanics.com/space/moon-mars/a32253706/history-moon-mining popsci.com/elements-mine-on-the-moon