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THE MOON

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.

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THE MOON

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  1. THE MOON

  2. SIZE • THE MOON IS 2160 MILES ACROSS • IT WOULD FIT BETWEEN THE EAST AND WEST COAST

  3. SURFACE • HIGHLAND - 84% CRATERED • MARIA-16% FLAT

  4. TEMPERATURE • HIGH 210 DEGREES F • LOW -250 DEGREES F

  5. GRAVITATIONAL FORCE • THE STRONGEST FORCE IS ON THE SIDE OF THE EARTH NEAREST THE MOON. • HIGH TIDE

  6. LANDINGS • SOVIETS- LUNA 2 1959 • UNITED STATES 1ST MANNED JULY 1969 • LAST DECEMBER 1972

  7. ECLIPSE • LUNAR ECLIPSE- EARTH BLOCKS THE SUN FROM THE MOON • SOLAR ECLIPSE- MOON BLOCKS THE SUN FROM THE EARTH

  8. THE MOONS ORBIT • THE MOON ORBITS ROUGHLY EVERY 28 DAYS

  9. MOON PHASES • NEW MOON DAY 0 • WAXING CRESCENT

  10. 1ST QUARTER DAY 7 • WAXING GIBBOUS

  11. FULL MOON DAY 14 • WANING GIBBOUS

  12. LAST QUARTER DAY 21 • WANING CRESCENT

  13. QUESTIONS????

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