4 Quotes by Maggie Aderin-Pocock about science

  • Author Maggie Aderin-Pocock
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    This means that most of the lunar surface material has a consistency that is finer than granulated sugar. The full mix would actually be a combination of granulated, superfine, and powdered sugar⁠—but the chemical composition of the lunar regolith means that it would not taste as good!

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  • Author Maggie Aderin-Pocock
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    ...the egg analogy does not work well for the Moon's structure. Here, a better analogy would be a rather boring sugar-coated chocolate-chip muffin. I say boring because the muffin has just a single chocolate chip at its center, definitely a disappointing result for chocolate lovers everywhere.

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  • Author Maggie Aderin-Pocock
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    ...Pluto is also tidally locked to Charon, so it always presents the same face to its moon too. It is like the two are staring at each other, never breaking their gaze, as they waltz around the solar system (creepy).

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