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Who Parked Our Moon? Continued from page 58 is not a completely natural world, layer, exactly as one would expect o but a planetoid that was hollowed the "hull" of a spacecraft. It could minutes while 100 miles [161 out aeons ago in the far reaches of also explain why no sign of water has kilometres] high has to have a space by intelligent beings been found on the Moon's surface, velocity of roughly 18,000 miles possessing a technology far superior yet there is evidence that it exists {28,980 kilometres] per hour to stay to ours. Huge machines were used deep inside. This theory also would in orbit, so something had to give to melt rock and form large cavities explain the strange maria and the Moon the precisely required within the Moon, spewing the mascons, perhaps the remnants o velocity for its weight and altitude... molten refuse onto the surface. the machinery used to hollow out the The point—and it is one seldom Protected by a hull-like inner shell Moon. The idea of an artificia noted in considering the origin of plus a reconstructed outer shell of satellite could explain the odd, the Moon—is that it is extremely metallic rocky junk, this gigantic craft rhythmic "moonquakes" as artificia unlikely that any object would just was steered through the cosmos and_ constructs reacting the same way stumble into the right combination finally parked in orbit around the during periods of stress from the of factors required to stay in orbit. Earth. In their article, Vasin and Earth's pull. And artificial equipmen ‘Something’ had to put the Moon at. Shcherbakov wrote: "Abandoning beneath the Moon's surface might be its altitude, on its course and at its the traditional paths of 'common_ the source of the gas clouds tha speed. The question is: what was sense’, we have plunged into what have been observed. that 'something'?""” ntelligent "terraforming" of the If the precise and stationary Moon could provide the solution aeuotenenis =| As outrageous asthe "= eunent ase he coincidence that the Moon is Spaceship Moon theory scientists: they are both right! The Moon originally was a cold world which was transformed into a spacecraft by artificially heating at just the right distance from the Earth to cover the Sun may first appear, consider completely during an eclipse? how this model reconciles While the diameter of the . and expelling vast quantities o Moon is a mere 2,160 miles all of the mysteries of its interior. This theory also [3,477.6 km] against the Sun's the Moon. could explain the seeming gigantic 864,000 miles contradictions over the question {1,391,040 km], it is of a hollow Moon. If the Moon nevertheless in just the proper originally was a solid world which position to block out all but the may at first sight seem to be was artificially hollowed out, there Sun's flaming corona when it moves unbridled and irresponsible fantasy. would be evidence of both phases— between the Sun and the Earth. But the more minutely we go into all exactly what we have with current Asimov explained: "There is no the information gathered by man Moon knowledge. astronomical reason why the Moon about the Moon, the more we are An artificially hollowed-out Moon and the Sun should fit so well. It is convinced that there is not a single would explain why the satellite rings the sheerest of coincidences, and fact to rule out our supposition. Not like a bell for hours after being only the Earth among all the planets only that, but many things so far struck, and why specimens of tough is blessed in this fashion.""* considered to be lunar enigmas are refractory metals such as titanium, Is it merely coincidence? How does_ explainable in the light of this new chromium and zirconium, "rust- one explain this and many other hypothesis."”” proof" iron; uranium-236 and Moon mysteries? As outrageous as the Spaceship neptunium-237 have been found Moon theory may first appear, there. Spaceship Moon Evidence consider how this model reconciles In fact, the Spaceship Moon theory In July 1970, two Russian all of the mysteries of the Moon. It may come closer than any other in scientists, Mikhail Vasin and would explain why the Moon gives reconciling the questions over the Alexander Shcherbakov, had an_ evidence of being much older than origin and amazing orbit of the article published in the Soviet the Earth and perhaps even our solar Moon. But we are not supposed to journal Sputnik, entitled "Is the Moon system and why there are three consider this thesis. The circular As outrageous as the Spaceship Moon theory may first appear, consider how this model reconciles all of the mysteries of the Moon. may at first sight seem to be unbridled and irresponsible fantasy. But the more minutely we go into all the information gathered by man about the Moon, the more we are convinced that there is not a single fact to rule out our supposition. Not only that, but many things so far considered to be lunar enigmas are explainable in the light of this new hypothesis." As outrageous as the Spaceship Moon theory may first appear, consider how this model reconciles all of the mysteries of the Moon. It would explain why the Moon gives evidence of being much older than the Earth and perhaps even our solar system and why there are three distinct layers within the Moon, with the densest materials in the outside Moon mysteries? Spaceship Moon Evidence In July 1970, two Russian scientists, Mikhail Vasin and Alexander Shcherbakov, had an article published in the Soviet journal Sputnik, entitled "Is the Moon the Creation of Intelligence?” They advanced the theory that the Moon 80 * NEXUS Continued from page 58 Continued on page 81 DECEMBER 2010 - JANUARY 2011 www.nexusmagazine.com