The Moon is an astronomical body that orbits planet Earth and is Earth's only permanent natural satellite. It is the fifth-largest natural satellite in the Solar System, and the largest among planetary satellites relative to the size of the planet that it orbits (its primary). The Moon is after Jupiter's satellite to the second-densest satellite in the Solar System among those whose densities are known.
The profile of the moon
Diameter: 3,475 km
Mass: 7.35 × 10^22 Kg (0.01 Earths)
Orbits: The Earth
Orbit Distance: 384,400 Km
Orbit period: 27.3 days
Surface Temperature: -233 to 123 degree Celsius
Orbits: The Earth
Orbit Distance: 384,400 Km
Orbit period: 27.3 days
Surface Temperature: -233 to 123 degree Celsius
Facts About the Moon
1. When sunlight hits the moon's surface, the temperature can reach 260 degrees Fahrenheit (127 degrees Celsius). When the sun goes down, temperatures can dip to minus 280 F (minus 173 C).
3. Like the Earth, the moon boasts a crust, mantle and core. Deep inside of its intirior, the moon may have solid iron surrounded by a softer, some what molten liquid iron outer core. The outer core may may extend as far out as 310 miles (500 Km).
4. The age of moon is 4.63 billion years.
5. The Moon has a diameter of 2,159 miles (3,476 kilometers) and is about one-quarter the size of Earth. The Moon weighs about 80 times less than Earth.
6. Do you know 64.3 million could fit inside the sun.
7. The shape Moon is a oblate spheroid: a squashed sphere. (including Earth and Pluto)
8. The Moon orbits Earth at a speed of 2,288 miles per hour (3,683 kilometers per hour).
During this time it travels a distance of 1,423,000 miles (2,290,000 Kilometers).
9. The Moon is 81 times lighter than the Earth.
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