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"The Moon"
The Moon is a spherical, rocky body orbiting Earth with a mean distance of about 384,000 km (238,600 miles) and an equatorial radius of 1,738 km (1,080 miles), and it has a very thin atmosphere called an exosphere.
Orbit and Motion:
- Orbit: The Moon orbits Earth in a slightly squashed circle known as an ellipse.
- Orbital Period: It takes about 27.3 days for the Moon to complete one orbit around Earth.
- Tides: The Moon's gravity influences Earth's tides.
- Distance from Earth: The Moon is slowly moving away from Earth
- Shape: The Moon is a sphere.
- Size: It's roughly one-fourth the size of Earth in width.
- Equatorial Radius: 1,738 kilometers (1,080 miles).
- Distance: The Moon orbits Earth in a slightly eccentric orbit at a mean distance of about 384,000 km (238,600 miles)
- Surface: The Moon has a solid, rocky surface with many craters and pits from impacts by asteroids, meteorites, and comets.
- Atmosphere: The Moon has a very thin and tenuous atmosphere called an exosphere.