Unknown Facts About The Moon
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19 May 2024
The Moon makes Earth more livable by reducing our planet's wobble on its axis, resulting in a generally stable climate
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Here are some interesting facts about the Moon, as per NASA
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The Moon was likely formed after a Mars-sized body collided with Earth several billion years ago
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Moon shares a name with all moons since no one knew there were other moons until Galileo Galilei discovered four moons circling Jupiter in 1610
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In Latin, the Moon was known as Luna, which is now the primary adjective for anything Moon-related: lunar
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The Moon's radius, at around 1,080 miles (1,740 km), is less than one-third that of Earth's width
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It is slowly moving away from Earth, getting about an inch farther away each year
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The Moon had active volcanoes long ago, but today they are all dormant and have not erupted for millions of years
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The atmosphere surrounding the Moon, is extremely thin and weak. It offers no defence against Sun's radiation or meteoroids striking it
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The Moon's surface temperature rises to around 127 degrees Celsius under full Sun, and falls to -173 degrees Celsius during darkness
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