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**Moon I of II**
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**Moon I of II** |
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1. The Moon is about 1/4 the size of the Earth.
2. Its diameter is 2,160 miles.
3. The Moon has less gravity then the Earth. You would weight 1/6
as much as you do on the Earth.
4. There is no color in the moon's sky, and no sound on the moon because
the moon has no atmosphere.
5. The moon's daytime temperature reaches over 200 Degs. F. The nighttime
temperature drops to well below -200 degs. F.
**The Moon's Orbit** |
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1. The moon's orbit around the earth is an elliptical shape.
2. The average speed of the moon around the earth in orbit is 2,300 mph.
3. The Moon's average distance from the Earth is: 238,855 miles.
4. At its farthest point (apogee) from Earth is: 251,968 miles.
5. The closest point (perigee) from the Earth is: 225,742 miles.
6. The moon completes one revolution around the earth in:
**29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes, & 2.8 seconds.** |
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7. Due to the moon and earth's orbit, we see only one side of the moon.
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