A striking
example of so-called
settled science
which was settled
prematurely is the question of how the moon got its
craters.
As we entered
the Space Age, the debate among geologists and
astronomers only considered two hypotheses:
After
Apollo
astronauts returned lunar samples to Earth, analysis
revealed a tremendous portion of the material was
composed of 'shocked and welded minerals.'
Thus, the impact origin of lunar craters became the
consensus scientific theory, and remains so today.
Of course,
like so much 'settled science,' the dilemma was settled
without the successful resolution of countless
anomalies.
In this video, we explore the growing scientific
evidence that interplanetary lightning bolts carved the
lunar surface.
