Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134746241
Author: Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
Publisher: PEARSON
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1. The accompanying photo shows a footprint on the moon left by an Apollo astronaut in material popularly called lunar soil. Does this material satisfy the definition we use for soil on earth? Why or why not.
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