New analysis explains formation of bulge on farside of moon

New analysis explains formation of bulge on farside of moon
http://www.physorg.com/news/2010-11-analysis-formation-bulge-farside-moon.html


This image of the lunar farside from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the moon's topography with the highest elevations (above 20,000 feet) in red and the lowest areas in blue. Image credit: NASA/Goddard.

(PhysOrg.com) -- A bulge of elevated topography on the farside of the moon--known as the lunar farside highlands--has defied explanation for decades. But a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, shows that the highlands may be the result of tidal forces acting early in the moon's history when its solid outer crust floated on an ocean of liquid rock.

Is this the year that we make "contact" ?

2010 (also known as 2010: The Year We Make Contact) is a 1984 American science fiction film written and directed by Peter Hyams. It is a sequel to the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, and is based on Arthur C. Clarke's novel 2010: Odyssey Two, a literary sequel to the film.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_(film)

GREAT SCENE - 2010: The Year We Make Contact (intro)

the year we make contact yes