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Moon/Earth Comparison ... For information on the Earth, see the Earth Fact Sheet. ... Moon Home Page; Directory to other Planetary Fact Sheets;
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nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/moonfact.html
nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/moonfact.html
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The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has completed testing and calibration and entered its nominal circular polar lunar mapping orbit 50 km above the Moon's surface. ... Missions to the Moon ... Moon Fact Sheet...
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nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/planets/moonpage.html
nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/planets/moonpage.html
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Fact: The Moon has almost no atmosphere, because of its weak gravity. All types of gas will escape from its surface. The surface temperature fluctuates from roughly + 300° F during the 2-week daytime to -270 F during the 2-week night.
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btc.montana.edu/CERES/html/MoonQuest/Quemoonfacts.html
btc.montana.edu/CERES/html/MoonQuest/Quemoonfacts.html
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The Earth may only have one Moon, but it's a big one! The Earth's Moon is the fifth largest in the whole solar system. But it is still smaller than the Earth, so objects weigh less on the Moon than they do here. That's why the astronauts could enjoy bouncing around on the lunar surface.
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www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/moons_and_rings.h...
www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/moons_and_rings.html&edu=elem
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How long would it take to drive around the Moon's equator at 80 km per hour? ... The Moon's surface area is similar to that of one of Earth's continents. Which one? ... Can you calculate the volumes of Earth and the Moon?
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www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/class_acts/MoonFacts.html
www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/class_acts/MoonFacts.html
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One reason is that the Moon is much closer to Earth than the other planets (on average about 240,000 miles). Has a diameter of about 3,476 kilometers. Takes 27.3 days to make one orbit around the Earth. It also takes the Moon 27.3 days to complete one rotation on its axis.
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www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/moon.html
www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/moon.html
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A collection of moon facts, moon phases, moon folklore, moon photos along with full moon dates, lunar eclipses, apollo landing sites, lunar calendar, calculate your moon weight, and blue moon info ... A collection of moon facts, moon phases, moon photos and moon folklore; Click the description name to go to that...
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home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/
home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/
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