Maybe it’s because of all this cool
stuff on the news about Pluto—the planet that was, and then wasn’t—or the fact
that I’ve always been fascinated with everything to do with outer space (excited
for the Star Wars movie, anyone?!),
but when I realized that July 20 is MOON DAY, I decided to dig up a few
facts, just for fun.
Obviously I learned some neat
things. Like, the fact that the moon isn’t actually round—it’s egg-shaped! And,
everyone knows the moon rotates around the Earth, but did you know that it
orbits at ten miles per hour and takes 27.3 days to fully circle? That seems
like forever. (My grandpa’s tractor can probably go faster than that!)
A simple Google search will give
you tons of facts about the moon, but I learned two fascinating things that I’m
going to combine and use in a short story! The first is that every full moon
has a name. You’re probably most familiar with Harvest Moon (which happens in
September) but the July full moon is called THUNDER MOON. Sounds SPOOOKY,
right?
That alone sparked a few story
ideas. But then I learned that because the moon has no atmosphere or wind,
footprints never disappear. That
means when Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon on July 21, 1969, his footprints
are still there.
You can see where I’m going with
this, right? My character goes up in space and lands on the moon. When he steps
off the shuttle, there are footprints everywhere…and some of them don’t look
human. Dun-Da-Du-Dun!
Gotta jet! I’ve got a short story
to write!
— Chase Superman Duffy
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