- 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
- 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
- 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
- Moon phase today: What the moon will look like on December 2 - MSN
The cycle includes eight distinct phases: New Moon - The moon is between Earth and the sun, so the side we see is dark (in other words, it's invisible to the eye)
- Cold Supermoon 2025: Why the final full moon of the year also towers . . .
The Cold Moon, the 12th and final full moon of 2025, will rise on Dec 4 and reach its highest point in the night sky
- 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
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