Introduction The Aristarchus Plateau (Figure 1) is a distinctive, geologically complex volcanic highland in northern Oceanus Procellarum. It is roughly diamond shaped, 170 by 220 km across, and up to 2 km higher than the surrounding mare [1, 2]. The roughly linear edges of the plateau suggest that it is fault bounded. The plateau edges are essentially radial and concentric to the center of the ...

We employ recent data from 59 international emerging and mature stock markets to provide new evidence of a lunar cycle (full and new moon) effect on their stock market returns. Using a TGARCH model, we further examine the linkages between efficient-market theory, calendar-related effects and investors' mood resulted from moon phases. The empirical results show significant full moon effects in 6...

Introduction: The giant impact hypothesis [1,2] is the cornerstone of current lunar formation research. However, recent analyses of the elemental and isotopic composition of lunar samples show degrees of similarity between Moon and Bulk Silicate Earth (BSE) that are inconsistent with hydrodynamic models of the Moon-forming giant impact showing 60-90% of the Moon is made up of impactor rather th...

OBJECTIVE To test whether a full moon contributes to motorcycle related deaths. DESIGN Population based, individual level, double control, cross sectional analysis. SETTING Nighttime (4 pm to 8 am), United States. PARTICIPANTS 13 029 motorcycle fatalities throughout the United States, 1975 to 2014 (40 years). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Motorcycle fatalities during a full moon. RESULTS 13 02...

PURPOSE Popular beliefs exert an impact of lunar phases on elective surgery. The aim of our study was to evaluate potential correlations between complications in cataract surgery and the phases of the moon during its passage through the zodiac and Fridays that fall on the 13th. METHODS Patients with complications during cataract surgery were extracted retrospectively from the clinical databas...

We explore the notion of angle of repose for granular materials. As an illustration, we solve free surface problems for centrifuged granular piles. These have recently been considered as an affordable and simple way to experiment with powders and dust in reduced gravity environments such as on the Moon or on Mars.

The mystery of the Moon illusion is still unsolved, even though various explanations have been offered over thousands of years. Here it is proposed that the illusion may be ascribed to an unusual optical atmospheric effect. The considerably thick spherical atmosphere may form a natural convex lens to converge light rays, which leads to the situation that the light rays from the Moon are greatly...