THE MOON

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THE MOON

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THE MOON. SIZE. THE MOON IS 2160 MILES ACROSS IT WOULD FIT BETWEEN THE EAST AND WEST COAST. SURFACE. HIGHLAND - 84% CRATERED MARIA-16% FLAT. TEMPERATURE. HIGH 210 DEGREES F LOW -250 DEGREES F. GRAVITATIONAL FORCE. THE STRONGEST FORCE IS ON THE SIDE OF THE EARTH NEAREST THE MOON. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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THE MOON

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SIZE

• THE MOON IS 2160 MILES ACROSS

• IT WOULD FIT BETWEEN THE EAST AND WEST COAST

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SURFACE

• HIGHLAND - 84% CRATERED

• MARIA-16% FLAT

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TEMPERATURE

• HIGH 210 DEGREES F

• LOW -250 DEGREES F

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GRAVITATIONAL FORCE

• THE STRONGEST FORCE IS ON THE SIDE OF THE EARTH NEAREST THE MOON.

• HIGH TIDE

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LANDINGS

• SOVIETS- LUNA 2 1959

• UNITED STATES 1ST MANNED JULY 1969

• LAST DECEMBER 1972

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ECLIPSE

• LUNAR ECLIPSE- EARTH BLOCKS THE SUN FROM THE MOON

• SOLAR ECLIPSE- MOON BLOCKS THE SUN FROM THE EARTH

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THE MOONS ORBIT

• THE MOON ORBITS ROUGHLY EVERY 28 DAYS

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MOON PHASES

• NEW MOON DAY 0

• WAXING

CRESCENT

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• 1ST QUARTER DAY 7

• WAXING GIBBOUS

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• FULL MOON DAY 14

• WANING GIBBOUS

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• LAST QUARTER DAY 21

• WANING CRESCENT

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