Known since prehistoric times, it is the brightest object in the sky after the sun Space agencies around the world are planning moon missions that will depend on water ice for resources, but much remains unknown about its availability of water ice on the lunar surface. Its name in english, like that of earth, is of germanic and old english derivation.
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Discover interesting facts about how the moon formed, what it's made out of, and the many missions humans have launched to explore it.
The earth and moon are tidally locked
Their rotations are so in sync we only see one side of the moon Humans didn't see the lunar far side until a soviet spacecraft flew past in 1959 The moon has a solid, rocky surface cratered and pitted from impacts by asteroids, meteorites, and comets. Discover the moon like never before
Interactive moon phases, 3d moon exploration, moon landing history, and lunar calendar designed for children Learn about the moon through nasa missions and space exploration. How big is the moon The moon’s diameter is approximately 2,160 miles (3,475.
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All times in central time. On earth, our view of the illuminated part of the moon changes each night, depending on where the moon is in its orbit, or path, around earth When we have a full view of the completely illuminated side of the moon, that phase is known as a full moon.
