Moon
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All images0928d9a7-3f45-46ad-e862-bf8405ea54b0The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It orbits at an average distance of 384,400 km, about 30 times the diameter of Earth. Ove…New content will be added above the current area of focus upon selectionThe Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It orbits at an average distance of 384,400 km, about 30 times the diameter of Earth. Over time Earth's gravity has caused tidal locking, causing the same side of the Moon to always face Earth. Because of this, the lunar day and the lunar month are the same length, at 29.5 Earth days. The Moon's gravitational pull – and to a lesser extent, the Sun's – are the main drivers of Earth's tides.WikipediaMoonwalkersNeil ArmstrongBuzz AldrinPete ConradAlan BeanAlan ShepardSee allDesignationEarth IAlternative namesLuna · Selene (poetic) · Cynthia (poetic)AdjectivesLunar · Selenian (poetic) · Cynthian (poetic) · Moonly (poetic)SymbolorPerigee362600 km · (356400–370400 km)Apogee405400 km · (404000–406700 km)Semi-major axis384399 km (1.28 ls, 0.00257 AU)Eccentricity0.0549Perigee, ApogeeSee lessMoon's Orbit ExplainedThe Moon is our nearest neighbor in space, but it does not always reveal the same face to us. How does it orbit the Earth and why does it rotate in sync with us?See moreNew content will be added above the current area of focus upon selectionSee lessCompareMoonIoEuropaSurface FeaturesCraters, mountains, maria, regolithSulfur and silicate deposits, mountains, calderas, pateraeIce Crust, cracks, ridges, chaos terrain, impact cratersMagnetic FieldWeak And PatchyInduced By Jupiter's magnetosphereInduced By Jupiter's magnetosphereTectonicsNone, But Ancient crustal fracturesTidal Heating and flexingTidal Heating and flexingTimeline4.6 billion years agoMoon forms from debris of giant impact3.8-3.1 billion years agoMoon bombarded by asteroids and comets3.5 billion years agoMoon has active volcanism and lava flows1959Luna 2 becomes the first spacecraft to reach the MoonSee allWithout the moon, a day on earth would only last six to twelve hours. Surface Features Magnetic Field Tectonics
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