the moon. size 3498 kilometers about one fourth of the earth’s diameter
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The Moon
Size
• 3498 kilometers• About one fourth of the earth’s diameter
Gravitational Force
• One Sixth of the earths Gravity• .16 times the gravity on Earth
Distance from the Sun• Earth is about 150 million kilometers away
from the Sun• The Earth’s orbit ranges from 147- 152 million
miles away.• The moon is about 406,000 kilometers away
from the Earth• The Farthest the moon can get from the sun is
152,503,397 kilometers• The closet it can get is 146,692,378 kilometers
from the Earth
Length of a Day
• A day on the moon(one rotation) is 27 days and 8 hours on the Earth
• The same side of the moon always faces the Earth
Length of a Year
• It takes the moon 27 days 8 hours (same as before) to orbit the Earth.
• The Earth takes 365 ¼ days to orbit the sun.
Temperature Range
• 120° Celsius to – 160° Celsius • 246° Fahrenheit to -256° Fahrenheit
\Surface Features• The Same side of the moon always faces the
Earth.• We see Craters made by Asteroids that have
crashed into the moon.• There is also “seas” made of dried molten rock• There is little water on the moon; from asteroids
that have crashed into the Earth
Mythology
• Ancient civilizations worshiped moon gods or goddesses
• The Romans worshiped the moon goddess Luna
• The Ancient Egyptians worshiped the moon god Khonsu
The End
Bibliography:Brunier, Serge. New Atlas of the moon. Buffalo
NY: Firefly Books, 2000Fraiser, Cain. “How far is the moon from the sun” Universe Today. Swinburne Online. 2011
Ross, Stewart. Moon. New York City NY: Oxford Press 2009