The surface area of the moon is 14,658,000 square miles or 9.4
billion acres
Only 59% of the moon's surface is visible from earth.
The moon rotates at 10 miles per hour compared to the earth's rotation of 1000 miles per hour.
When a month has two full moons, the second full moon is called a blue moon. Another definition of a blue moon is the third full moon in any season (quarter of year) containing 4 total full moons.
From Earth, we always see the same side of the moon; the other side is always hidden.
The dark spots we see on the moon that create the image of the man in the moon are actually craters filled with basalt, which is a very dense material.
The moon is the only extraterrestrial body that has ever been visited by humans. It is also the only body that has had samples taken from it.
The first space craft to send back pictures from the moon was Luna 3 (built by the Soviet Union) in October 1959.
The moon has no global magnetic field.
The moon is about 1/4 the size of the Earth.
The Moon is the fifth largest satellite in our Solar System.
Closest distance between the Moon and the Sun is 91,341,565 miles (147 million km).
It is 4.5 billion years old !!
Only 59% of the moon's surface is visible from earth.
The moon rotates at 10 miles per hour compared to the earth's rotation of 1000 miles per hour.
When a month has two full moons, the second full moon is called a blue moon. Another definition of a blue moon is the third full moon in any season (quarter of year) containing 4 total full moons.
From Earth, we always see the same side of the moon; the other side is always hidden.
The dark spots we see on the moon that create the image of the man in the moon are actually craters filled with basalt, which is a very dense material.
The moon is the only extraterrestrial body that has ever been visited by humans. It is also the only body that has had samples taken from it.
The first space craft to send back pictures from the moon was Luna 3 (built by the Soviet Union) in October 1959.
The moon has no global magnetic field.
The moon is about 1/4 the size of the Earth.
The Moon is the fifth largest satellite in our Solar System.
Closest distance between the Moon and the Sun is 91,341,565 miles (147 million km).
It is 4.5 billion years old !!
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