The Evolution of the Atmosphere: 4.6 to 1 billion years ago By Ms. Holl.
Moon The Moon is the Earth’s only natural satellite and was formed 4.6 billion years ago around...
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MOON
MoonThe Moon 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.
Distance from sun: on average, is about 150 million km.Distance from earth: 384,400 kmDiameter of the moon:3,475 kmMass of the moon: 73,476,730,924,573,500 million kg.(0.0123
x Earth)Temperature: -233 to 123 degrees C.Weather: very hot in the daytime. At night, the lunar surface
gets really cold.Gravity:0.1654 gHistory of human scientific explorations: Neil Armstrong was
an American astronaut and the first person to walk on the Moon.
Facts about the Moon-The same side of the Moon is always facing the
Earth.-The Moon is drifting away from the Earth. It is
moving approximately 3.8 cm away from our planet every year.
-A person would weigh much less on the Moon.-The Moon has only been walked by 12 people.
Size of the Moon
Surface of the Moon