10 Amazing Facts about 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. The Moon is in synchronous rotation with Earth meaning the same side is always facing the Earth.
Top 10 Interesting Facts about the Moon.
1. The Moon is the Earth's only natural satellite was formed 4.6 billion years ago .
2. It is the fifth largest moon in the Solar System
3. The average distance from the Moon to the Earth is 384403 kilometers (238857 miles).
4. Traveling at speeds faster than 39,000 km/h, it took the Apollo astronauts about 2.5 days to get to the moon .
5. The Moon orbits the Earth every 27.3 days.
6. Moon is drifting away from us at the rate of 1.5 inches per year. it will slow down the rotation of earth, making our days and nights longer.
7. Moon's gravitational force is much less than earth, which means if you weighed 100 kg on Earth, you would weigh a mere 16.5 kg on the Moon.
8. The first animal to actually go into orbit was the dog Laika, launched on board the Soviet Sputnik 2 spacecraft on November 3, 1957
9. The Moon is very hot during the day but very cold at night. The average surface temperature of the Moon is 107 degrees Celsius during the day and -153 degrees Celsius at night.
10. The Moon has only been walked on by 12 people, all American males.
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