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100 Reasons to Choose Biblical Creation Over Evolution
54. Lunar Dust Accumulation
Before the first manned mission to the moon, scientists were concerned that that amount of dust that had accumulated on the lunar surface over the last 4.6 billion years would be around 50 feet or more in thicknessA. Of course, when men finally reached the moon, they found only about ½ inch of dust on its surface. Had the moon really been billions of years old, far more dust ought to have accumulated by now.
It is claimed that more recent measurements have supposedly proved that ½ inch is all that should have accumulated over the last 4.6 billion years. These new measurements, however, failed to take into account the fact that only about 1/67th of the dust on the moon is actually from outer space. The rest is pulverized lunar material apparently due to a period of intense meteoric bombardment. The small amount to dust on the moon, coupled with the moons steep craters and receding orbit, is still a pretty good indicator that this heavenly body is far less than billions of years oldB.
54. Lunar Dust Accumulation - Notes and References
A. Issac Asimov, "14 Million Tons of Dust Per Year", Science Digest, January, 1953, p.36
B. See Walt Brown, "In the Beginning", 7th Ed., pp.307-309 for a technical discussion, or visit his website at www.creationscience.com