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Moon - Wikipedia Its surface gravity is about one-sixth of Earth's, about half that of Mars, and the second-highest among all moons in the Solar System after Jupiter 's moon Io The body of the Moon is differentiated and terrestrial, with only a minuscule hydrosphere, atmosphere, and magnetic field
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
The moon Coverage | Space Europe's plans to develop its "Argonaut" robotic moon lander are moving ahead with the announcement of an Italy-led consortium that will build a key element of the spacecraft
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 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
Orbit of the Moon - Wikipedia The Moon's orbit around Earth has many variations (perturbations) due to the gravitational attraction of the Sun and planets, the study of which (lunar theory) has a long history [7] Moon's orbit and sizes of Earth and Moon to scale Comparison of the Moon's apparent size at lunar perigee – apogee