THE MOON

The Moon is an astronomical body that orbits planet Earth and is Earth's only permanent natural satellite. It was formed. It is the fifth-largest natural satellite in the Solar System, and the largest among planetary satellites relative to the size of the planet that it orbits

The Moon is thought to have formed about 4.51 billion years ago, not long after Earth. The most widely accepted explanation is that the Moon formed from the debris left over after a giant impact between Earth and a Mars-sized body called Theia.

The most widely accepted explanation is that the Moon formed from the debris left over after a giant impact between Earth and a Mars-sized body called Theia. or 1.28 light-seconds. This is about thirty times the diameter of Earth. The Moon's apparent size in the sky is almost the same as that of the Sun

The Moon was first reached in September 1959 by the Soviet Union's Luna 2, an unmanned spacecraft. Apollo 11's mission was to land two men on the moon. They also had to come back to Earth safely. Apollo 11 blasted off on July 16, 1969. Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins were the …

FUN FACTS

• The dinosaurs looked up at the same Moon as we do.
• No one has walked on the Moon since December 1972.
• In total, we have gathered only about 950 pounds of Moon rocks.
• The Earth’s tides are largely caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon.
• Although research is continuing, most scientists agree that the Moon features small amounts of water.
• The surface of the Moon features a huge number of impact craters from comets and asteroids that have collided with the surface over time.

The 8 Moon Phases In Order. The 8 moon phases in order are New moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full moon, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, and finally Waxing Crescent.

The moon has a dark side because Tidal forces from Earth have slowed down the Moon's rotation to the point where the same side is always facing the Earth—a phenomenon called tidal locking. The other face, most of which is never visible from the Earth, is therefore called the "far side of the Moon".

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