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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) The Moon rotates, but keeps facing Earth with the same near side
Earths Moon - Science@NASA Earth’s Moon is thought to have formed in a tremendous collision Ancient ice hidden deep in permanently shadowed craters H20 molecules on the sunlit lunar surface Humanity's search for water on the Moon began hundreds of years ago Here's a brief history of discoveries leading up to the confirmation of its presence
The moon: Facts about our planets lunar companion Discover interesting facts about how the moon formed, what it's made out of, and the many missions humans have launched to explore it The moon is our constant companion and the only natural
In Depth | Earths Moon – NASA Solar System Exploration The brightest and largest object in our night sky, the Moon makes Earth a more livable planet by moderating our home planet's wobble on its axis, leading to a relatively stable climate It also causes tides, creating a rhythm that has guided humans for thousands of years
Facts About the Moon | National Geographic • By measuring the ages of lunar rocks, we know that the moon is about 4 6 billion years old, or about the same age as Earth • The distance between the Earth and its moon averages about
All About the Moon | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids Earth has just one moon – a rocky, cratered place, roughly a quarter the size of Earth and an average of 238,855 miles away The Moon can be seen with the naked eye most nights as it traces its 27-day orbit around our planet
The Moon | Phases, Orbit and distance from the Earth The Moon appears to Earth as a small crescent, as it rotates around the Earth this expands to a full moon and back to a small crescent This happens once every 29 days and is called a lunar month The Moon causes the rise and fall of the ocean’s tides on Earth
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 Lunar Atmosphere
Moon | Features, Phases, Surface, Exploration, Facts . . . 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