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1 day ago · The usual English proper name for Earth's natural satellite is simply Moon, with a capital M. The noun moon is derived from Old English mōna, which (like all its Germanic cognates) stems from Proto-Germanic *mēnōn, which in turn comes from Proto-Indo-European *mēnsis "month" (from earlier *mēnōt, genitive *mēneses) which may be related to the verb "measure" (of time).
- Natural Satellite
The Moon orbiting around Earth (observed by the Deep Space...
- Moon (Disambiguation)
Moon, a character in the Tom Stoppard play The Real...
- View Source
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- Far Side of The Moon
The far side of the Moon is the lunar hemisphere that always...
- Near Side of The Moon
The names of the major maria and some craters on the near...
- Tidal Locking
Tidal locking results in the Moon rotating about its axis in...
- Planetary-Mass Object
Planetary-mass satellites larger than Pluto, the largest...
- Satellite Planet
Planetary-mass moons larger than Pluto, the largest Solar...
- List of Proposed Missions to The Moon
A replica of Luna 9, the first spacecraft to land on the...
- Orbit of The Moon
The Moon orbits Earth in the prograde direction and...
- Natural Satellite
2 days ago · Moon, Earth ’s sole natural satellite and nearest large celestial body. Known since prehistoric times, it is the brightest object in the sky after the Sun. It is designated by the symbol ☽. Its name in English, like that of Earth, is of Germanic and Old English derivation.
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3 days ago · What do we know about the Moon? Today, we know that the Moon is covered by craters as well as dust and debris from comets, asteroids and meteoroid impacts. We know that the Moon’s dark areas, called maria – which is Latin for seas – are not actually seas. Instead, they are craters that lava seeped into billions of years ago.
4 days ago · History. Chinese astronomical records report that in 365 BC, Gan De detected what might have been a moon of Jupiter, probably Ganymede, with the naked eye. [30] . However, Gan De reported the color of the companion as reddish, which is puzzling since moons are too faint for their color to be perceived with the naked eye. [31] .
- 10.880 km/s
- 0.2–1.2 μPa (1.97×10−12–1.18×10−11 atm)
- 8.72×10⁷ km² (0.171 Earths)
6 days ago · The timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their natural satellites charts the progress of the discovery of new bodies over history. Each object is listed in chronological order of its discovery (multiple dates occur when the moments of imaging, observation, and publication differ), identified through its various designations (including temporary and permanent schemes), and the ...
Sunrise : 5:48. clear_day Transit: 12:04. Sunset : 18:20. sunny 17:17 • Daytime • What's Visible Now? Major Bodies » The Moon. Altitude: -23.9° Azimuth: 74.9° Direction: East-North-East. The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite and is the fifth-largest satellite in the solar system.
6 days ago · The crew of the International Space Station snapped this image of the full moon on April 30, 2018, as the station orbited off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. Explore the phases of the Moon and their effectiveness in tracking time. Learn about the phases of the Moon and their effectiveness in tracking time.