The Moon is the fifth largest moon in the Solar System, and is the largest natural satellite relative to the size of its host planet, Earth.
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The Moon is approximately 238,855 miles away from Earth and has a diameter of 2,159 miles, which is about one-fourth the size of Earth.
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The Moon is the only natural satellite of Earth, and it takes approximately 27.3 days to complete one orbit around our planet.
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1. The Moon has no atmosphere, and its surface is covered with craters, mountains, valleys, and plains. Its surface temperature ranges from -173°C to 127°C (-280°F to 260°F).
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1. The Moon has a weak gravitational pull, only about one-sixth of Earth's. This is why astronauts were able to jump so high and move around so easily during the Apollo missions.
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The Moon is believed to have formed about 4.5 billion years ago, shortly after the formation of the Solar System.
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The Moon's phases are caused by its orbit around Earth. As the Moon moves around Earth, different parts of it are illuminated by the Sun, causing the Moon to appear to change shape.
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The Moon has no magnetic field, but it does have regions of magnetized rocks on its surface that were created by ancient volcanic activity.
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The Moon's gravity has a significant effect on Earth, causing tides in the oceans and slowing down the Earth's rotation over time.
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Humans have landed on the Moon six times, all during the Apollo missions in the late 1960s and early 1970s. No one has been back to the Moon since the final Apollo mission in 1972.
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