A video showing an astronaut trying to walk on Moon has gone viral, see why is walking on Moon Difficult
In a recently released video, the space heroes can be seen repeatedly falling while attempting to maneuver on the rocky surface of the Moon.
The outtakes of NASA astronauts trying to walk on the moon are amazing. pic.twitter.com/MVviyifDQF
— Sahil Bloom (@SahilBloom) September 7, 2022
The rough lunar surface is a challenge for astronauts wearing padded spacesuits.
Despite being amusing, the footage was taken by NASA to study astronauts losing their equilibrium.
NASA tracked the metabolic rates of astronauts moving across flat terrain and up and down slopes using footage from the Apollo 15 mission.
According to ScienceAlert, footage from Apollo 16 was also reviewed to understand how human mobility and dexterity varied between the Earth and the Moon. Locomotion is difficult on the Moon because its gravity is so much lower.
In actuality, the Moon’s gravity is only about a sixth as strong as Earth’s. On Earth, if you drop something, it will fall at a speed of about 9.807 meters per second. The object will descend at a far slower rate of 1.62 meters per second on the Moon, though. This has an unexpected effect since there is a difference between mass and weight.
Simply multiplying your body’s mass by the gravitational constant gives you weight. On the Moon, your mass doesn’t change, but your weight does. Additionally, your mass, not your weight, determines your inertia, which is your moving body’s resistance to changes in direction. Even if inertia is constant on the Moon, you “feel” lighter.
You move quite awkwardly as a result because your movements take unanticipated turns. The world is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing the same week that the video is made public.
On July 16, 1969, three astronauts, including Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong, launched from Florida. And on July 20, they landed on the Moon, making history by being the first humans to set foot there.
