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Earth Moon's Statistics
Fun Fact: It was once said that the full Moon would turn people mad, turn them into werewoles, and give power to witches. Many people thought the Moon's markings resembled a man's face.
| Name |
Information |
| Diameter |
3,476 km. |
| Distance from Earth |
384,400 km. |
| Speed around Earth |
1.02 km/s |
| Mass when Earth= 1 |
.01 |
| Volume when Earth= 1 |
.02 |
| Density when Water= 1 |
3.34 |
| Average surface temperature |
-20 degrees Celsius |
| New Moon to New Moon |
29.53 days |
Phases of the Moon
| Phase |
Order (new moon to new moon) |
Description |
| New Moon |
1 |
The Moon is inbetween the Earth and the Sun facing away from the Earth. The side facing the Earth appears to be invisible against the night sky. |
| Waxing Crescent |
2 |
The Moon appears to be "waxing", but it appears to be "waxing" because it's growing (the sunlit part). |
| First Quarter |
3 |
Once the first quarter of the Moon's orbit is complete, half the moon is sunlit. |
| Waxing Gibbous |
4 |
About 75 percent of the Moon is visible. |
| Full Moon |
5 |
The side facing the Earth is visible, while the side facing the Sun is dark. |
| Waning Gibbous |
6 |
About 75 percent of the moon is visible. The sunlit parts are waning (decreasing) |
| Last Quarter |
7 |
Half the moon is visible, with only a quarter of the cycle to complete. |
| Waning Crescent |
8 |
Once a thin slice of the sunlit section is left. |
| New Moon |
1 |
A new cycle starts. |
Lunar Eclipses (2003-2010)
Fun Fact:A total eclipse is when the entire Moon is in umbra (shadow). A partial eclipse is when a portion of the Moon enters the umbra.
| Date,Year |
total or partial |
| May 16, 2003 |
total |
| November 8-9, 2003 |
total |
| May 4, 2004 |
total |
| October 28, 2004 |
total |
| October 17, 2005 |
partical |
| September 7, 2006 |
partial |
| March 3-4, 2007 |
total |
| August 28,2007 |
total |
| February 21, 2008 |
total |
| August 16, 2008 |
partical |
| December 31,2009 |
partial |
| June 26, 2010 |
partial |
| December 21, 2010 |
total |
Inner Moon)
| Level (crust-core) |
Name |
Material |
| 1 |
Crust |
granite-like rock |
| 2 |
Mantle |
rock |
| 3 |
Outer Core |
Partly molten |
| 4 |
Inner Core |
solid |
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