- 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 | Britannica
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
- Facts About the Moon | National Geographic
We see the full moon when the sun is directly behind us, illuminating a full hemisphere of the moon when it is directly in front of us
- Everything you need to know about the Moon - Astronomy. com
The Moon is about one-fourth the size of Earth It's primarily composed of rock and minerals, with a small iron core The Moon's average distance from Earth is roughly 239,000 miles Lunar phases
- Phases of the Moon - timeanddate. com
Find the Moon’s illumination, distance, and latitude for any time on any date The Moon has four primary and four intermediate lunar phases during a lunar month Here's all you need to know about each phase of the lunar cycle
- The moon — A complete guide to Earths companion | Space
Learn how Earth's moon formed, how its orbit affects Earth's tides, why solar and lunar eclipses happen and the history of lunar exploration
- What Are the Moon’s Phases? - NASA Space Place
The other side of the Moon is dark The position of the Moon and the Sun during Each of the Moon’s phases and the Moon as it appears from Earth during each phase Credit: NASA JPL-Caltech On Earth, our view of the illuminated part of the Moon changes each night, depending on where the Moon is in its orbit, or path, around Earth
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