Moons

• Moon is a celestial object that revolves another celestial body that is not a star.
• Objects that revolve another object are called satellites.
• Moon is the earth's only natural satellite.
• The moon stabilizes the earth's tilt. Without it, we will experience extreme weather conditions.
• The moon orbits the earth at a distance of 384,400km.
• Tidal locking is when the rotation of the moon is synchronized with its orbit, making the same side always face the earth.
• The word moon came from the Old English mona. Mona was derived from the Latin metri, which means to measure, and mensis, meaning month. This means that the moon is used to measure months.
• The moon has a thin exosphere.
• A moon of a moon is called a subsatellite, a submoon, or moonmoon.
• The moon is mostly made up of iron.
• Magnesium, aluminum, silicon, titanium, gold, silver, and mercury are other metals found on the moon.
• On November 1, 2023, scientists hypothesized that a planet named Theia collided with earth, forming the moon.
• Every 2.5 years, a 13th full moon appears, which is called a blue moon.
• Lunar eclipse happens when the shadow of the earth is on the moon, causing it to darken.
• Lunar eclipses happen at new moons in eclipse season every 6 months when perigee occurs.
• Penumbra is the dim shadow, umbra is the dark shadow, and antumbra is the dim light.
• Solar eclipse happen when the moon blocks the sun.
• There are 2 to 5 solar eclipses yearly.
• Phases of the moon changes every 29.5 days.
• Moon was made when a rock smashed on to earth.
• The moon has quakes.
• There's water on the moon due to the collision of icy meteorites on the moon's surface and its reaction to solar winds.
• High tides occur on places where the moon is closest and low tides on the places the moon is farthest. This is because of the gravitational pull of the moon.
• ISS or the International Space Station is an artificial satellite roaming the earth. It is used to communicate by receiving and sending radio waves to earth.
• South Pole Aitken Basin is the largest crater on the moon.
• On July 21, 1969, Neil Armstrong was the first man to step on the moon, as he landed on the sea of tranquility.