Introduction: Lunar meteorite Dhofar 961, a complex, lithic-clast-rich impact breccia [1,2], was called out by [3-6] as a candidate for an origin in the South Pole – Aitken (SPA) Basin region of the Moon (the SPA Terrane) on the basis of its relatively mafic, but nonmare lithologic and major-element chemical composition. It also has an incompatible-element signature that differs from the KREEP-...

An isolated population of apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo, Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) occurs in Pieniny National Park (Poland). Deformations and reductions of wings in a relatively large number of individuals from this population is found, yet the reasons for these defects are unknown. During studies devoted to identify cause(s) of this phenomenon, we found that specific regions of genes co...

The Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) is an engineering marvel. AGC performed all of the necessary computation to successfully guide, navigate, and control spacecraft, which carried Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin surface moon back in 1969 as part 11 mission. Weighing at a staggering 32 kg featuring blazing-fast 2.048-MHz clock, it was first computer use silicon integrated circuits (ICs). Mankind has m...

In Laws, 945 b-948 b, Plato introduces the figure of eúthӯnoi or “inspectors” relating them directly to common cult Helios and Apollo. doing so, I argue has intended connect both Republic Laws through Idea Good. So divine couple Helios-Apollo would be an author’s wink his immediate readers, Academy members, so that they can perceive there a veiled allusion most important object learning: Good (...

We report new high-precision laser fluorination three-isotope oxygen data for lunar materials. Terrestrial silicates with a range of δO values (−0.5 to 22.9‰) were analyzed to independently determine the slope of the terrestrial fractionation line (TFL; λ=0.5259±0.0008; 95% confidence level). This new TFL determination allows direct comparison of lunar oxygen isotope systematics with those of E...