Known since prehistoric times, it is the brightest object in the sky after the sun 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 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. Photographers have been out and about capturing the beaver moon as it rose on wednesday.
How big is the moon The moon’s diameter is approximately 2,160 miles (3,475.
