- Moon - Wikipedia
In geophysical terms, the Moon is a planetary-mass object or satellite planet Its mass is 1 2% that of the Earth, and its diameter is 3,474 km (2,159 mi), roughly one-quarter of Earth's (about as wide as the contiguous United States)
- Moon | Features, Phases, Surface, Exploration, Facts . . .
Moon, Earth’s sole natural satellite and nearest celestial body Known since prehistoric times, it is the brightest object in the sky after the Sun Its name in English, like that of Earth, is of Germanic and Old English derivation
- Moon Facts - NASA Science
The Earth and Moon are tidally locked Their rotations are so in sync we only see one side of the Moon Humans didn't see the lunar far side until a Soviet spacecraft flew past in 1959 The Moon has a solid, rocky surface cratered and pitted from impacts by asteroids, meteorites, and comets
- The Moon Page
Discover the moon like never before! Interactive moon phases, 3D moon exploration, moon landing history, and lunar calendar designed for children Learn about the moon through NASA missions and space exploration
- Moon Phases Visualized – Moon Location - timeanddate. com
Find planets, stars, and constellations in your night sky See the Moon's position in its orbit around Earth in real-time as well as past and future Moon phases, illumination, distance from Earth, and latitude
- Moon Phases - NASA Science
The eight lunar phases are, in order: new Moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full Moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, and waning crescent The cycle repeats about once a month (every 29 5 days)
- New study suggests everyone was wrong about where the Moon . . .
If you know any bit of information about how the moon was created, new research indicates that everyone has believed wrong about where the moon came from
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