Distance from Earth (km): 384.403
Revolution: 23,321 days
Diameter (equator): 3.476 km
Perimeter: 10.920 km

The Moon movess around Earth at 36.800 kilometers/hour. It does not have an atmosphere, therefore temperatures range from -184 (night) to 214 degrees Celsius (day). The surface is covered by a fine-grained soil which results from the constant bombardment by small meteorites. The dark areas on Moon are young plains composed of basalt. The light areas are mountains that were uplifted as a result of meteorial impacts.

The gravitational pull of the Moon on the Earth affects the ocean tides on Earth. The closer the Moon is to Earth, the greater is this effect.

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Radius: 1737.4 km
Mass: 7.18x1022 kg
Orbital Period: 27.32 Earth days
Rotation Period: 27.32 Earth days
Orbit: 384,400 km from Earth

The Moon is the satellite of the Earth.

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