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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
The Moon Page Discover the moon like never before! Interactive moon phases, 3D moon exploration, moon landing history, and lunar calendar designed for children Learn about the moon through NASA missions and space exploration
Todays Moon Phase | Current moon cycle for today and tonight Moon Phase for today: Dec 12, 2025 The Moon's current phase for today and tonight is a Waning Crescent phase This phase is best viewed just before the sunrise in the western sky In this phase the Moon’s illumination is growing smaller each day until the New Moon
Moon 101 - National Geographic Society What is the moon made of, and how did it form? Learn about the moon's violent origins, how its phases shaped the earliest calendars, and how humans first explored Earth's only natural satellite half a century ago
Moon Phases - NASA Science The eight lunar phases are, in order: new Moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full Moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, and waning crescent The cycle repeats about once a month (every 29 5 days)
Moon - Formation, Craters, Orbit | Britannica Most effort hitherto had been devoted to understanding the movements of the Moon through space, but now astronomers began to focus their attention on the character of the Moon itself