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Moon - Wikipedia The Moon is Earth 's only natural satellite It orbits around Earth at an average distance of 384 399 km (238 854 mi; about 30 times Earth's diameter) Its orbital period (lunar month) and its rotation period (lunar day) are synchronized at 29 5 days by Earth's gravity pulling on the Moon
Earths Moon - Science@NASA The Moon makes Earth more livable, sets the rhythm of ocean tides, and keeps a record of our solar system's history Explore NASA lunar science here
Everything you need to know about the Moon - Astronomy. com How big is the Moon? The Moon is Earth’s only permanent natural satellite, and it’s the fifth-largest satellite in our solar system The Moon’s diameter is approximately 2,160 miles (3,475
Moon - Glenn Research Center | NASA It orbits the Earth at an average distance of approximately 240,000 miles (384,000 km) The Moon completes an orbit of the Earth every 27 3 days (approximately 655 hours) The Moon also rotates on its axis Because of tidal forces, it completes one revolution every 655 hours
In Depth | Earths Moon – NASA Solar System Exploration Earth's Moon is the only place beyond Earth where humans have set foot, so far Earth's only natural satellite is simply called "the Moon" because people didn't know other moons existed until Galileo Galilei discovered four moons orbiting Jupiter in 1610
Moon Fact Sheet - NSSDCA The orbit changes over the course of the year so the distance from the Moon to Earth roughly ranges from 357,000 km to 407,000 km, giving velocities ranging from 1 100 to 0 966 km s
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
Moon Facts - Interesting Facts about the Earths Moon The Moon (or Luna) is the Earth’s only natural satellite and was formed 4 6 billion years ago around some 30–50 million years after the formation of the solar system