Panel 1: The question “Can you skydive on the moon?” appears above a lunar landscape showing a lunar lander right above the surface of the moon. Below the question is the text, “This is truly mind-boggling. How would a parachute inflate in an environment that has no atmosphere.” Panel 2: The text continues, “How would you get to skydiving altitude? An airplane needs an atmosphere as much as a parachute does.” To the left and below this text are five stars and the moon. The craters in the moon form a smiley face. A jet airplane circles the moon on the ground. Panel 3: The text continues, “Imagine a moon jump from a height of 2,000 feet. Would it cause an injury? The moon’s gravity is only one-sixth that of earth’s. Yet on earth, gravity is countered by air resistance in the atmosphere.” At the lower right corner of this panel is a small illustration of the earth and the moon. In the center in stacked descending letters is the word ‘Gravity.’ Below that, written out horizontally are the words ‘Air Resistance.’ Dark gray arrows underscore the point that gravity and air resistance are bigger factors on earth. Panel 4: At the left of the panel, an astronaut falls with a streaming parachute. To the right are the following words, “You would not accelerate as fast on the moon, but you would not have earth’s atmosphere to slow you down. You would hit the moon’s surface at about 100 miles per hour. This cartoon is part of a series called Falling. It is written and drawn by Jim Hamilton who can be found on Instagram at Green Harbor Publications (all one word, greenharborpublications).
Panel 1: The question “Can you skydive on the moon?” appears above a lunar landscape showing a lunar lander right above the surface of the moon. Below the question is the text, “This is truly mind-boggling. How would a parachute inflate in an environment that has no atmosphere.” Panel 2: The text continues, “How would you get to skydiving altitude? An airplane needs an atmosphere as much as a parachute does.” To the left and below this text are five stars and the moon. The craters in the moon form a smiley face. A jet airplane circles the moon on the ground. Panel 3: The text continues, “Imagine a moon jump from a height of 2,000 feet. Would it cause an injury? The moon’s gravity is only one-sixth that of earth’s. Yet on earth, gravity is countered by air resistance in the atmosphere.” At the lower right corner of this panel is a small illustration of the earth and the moon. In the center in stacked descending letters is the word ‘Gravity.’ Below that, written out horizontally are the words ‘Air Resistance.’ Dark gray arrows underscore the point that gravity and air resistance are bigger factors on earth. Panel 4: At the left of the panel, an astronaut falls with a streaming parachute. To the right are the following words, “You would not accelerate as fast on the moon, but you would not have earth’s atmosphere to slow you down. You would hit the moon’s surface at about 100 miles per hour. This cartoon is part of a series called Falling. It is written and drawn by Jim Hamilton who can be found on Instagram at Green Harbor Publications (all one word, greenharborpublications).
Published On: March 24, 2025

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