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The Moon

The Moon. A look at our nearest neighbor in Space!. What is the Moon?. A natural satellite One of more than 96 moons in our Solar System The only moon of the planet Earth. Moon Facts. About 384,000 km (240,000 miles) from Earth

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The Moon

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  1. The Moon A look at our nearest neighbor in Space!

  2. What is the Moon? • A natural satellite • One of more than 96 moons in our Solar System • The only moon of the planet Earth

  3. Moon Facts • About 384,000 km (240,000 miles) from Earth • 3,468 km (2,155 miles) in diameter (about ¼ the size of Earth) • “Born about 4-5 billion years ago.

  4. Moon Characteristics • No atmosphere • No liquid water • Extreme temperatures • Daytime = 130C (265°F) • Nighttime = -190C (-310 F) • 1/6 Earth’s gravity

  5. Moon Facts • Revolution – Moon orbits the Earth every 27.3 days • The moon rises in the east and sets in the west • Rotation – Moon turns on its axis every 27.3 days • Same side of Moon always faces Earth

  6. It’s Just a Phase • Moonlight is reflected sunlight • Half the moon’s surface is always reflecting light • From Earth we see different amounts of the Moon’s lit surface • The amount seen is called a “phase”

  7. Waxing and Waning Waxing – Where the illuminated area is increasing. Waning – Where the illuminated area is decreasing.

  8. FOUR MAIN SHAPES FULL CRESCENT Four Basic Shapes GIBBOUS QUARTER

  9. Will have a multiple print outs and will manually fill in via ELMO projection.

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