Perhaps a little appreciation for the moon is appropriate on this 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moonshot. Created a few billion years ago when something hit the earth and knocked a chunk out(really a whole bunch of chunks that congealed)that became the moon. It is bigger proportionately than any of the moons of the other planets in our solar system.
Besides providing some light in most nights and something interesting to look at, it causes the tides that add many nutriants to our oceans. Most important, its gravity keeps earth from wobbling like Mars. Wobbling would cause radical temperature changes, far worse for the planet than whats projected as a result of global warming. And there are no down sides. Give the next full moon friendly salute for all it has done for us.
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