Introduction to Astronomy
The Moon
Introduction to Astronomy
The Moon
Overview
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The Moon
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The Moon
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Size & Mass
comparison
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The Earth-Moon system
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Lunar Mass =
Lunar Diameter =
Lunar Density =
Lunar Rotation period =
Earth Mass / 81.5
Earth's Diameter / 3.67
0.6 x Earth's Density
27.3 earth days
Introduction to Astronomy
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Click on this image to visit Nasa's Solar System Explorer.
Zoom in and out, and see the relative size, orientation, and position of the moon relative to Earth and other bodies.
Click on MORE at the bottom of the page to learn some facts about the Moon, and visit the Gallery for some spectacular images.
Moon's
Motion
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Moon's
Motion
Synchronous Rotation
Why one side always faces us!
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The Phases of the Moon
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Appearance -- Tides
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Appearance -- Eclipses
Solar Eclipses
Lunar Eclipses
&
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Solar Eclipses
happen only at the new moon phase, when the Moon is between Earth and the Sun.
During a solar eclipse, the Moon casts a shadow on Earth, and blocks or partially blocks our view of the Sun.
Though solar eclipses happen as often as lunar eclipses, they are visible from such a small area of Earth each time that it’s much rarer to encounter one.
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Solar Eclipses
Experience a Solar Eclipse
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Solar Eclipses
Lunar and Solar Eclipse Explained: A Beginner’s Guide to Eclipses.
How Solar and Lunar eclipses work.
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more on Types of Solar Eclipses
& Why do we not have an eclipse every month?
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Composition and formation
