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A '''moon''' is a sizable natural satellite orbiting a [[planet]] or other natural non-stellar body. The best known moon is [[Earth|Earth's]] Moon, also known as Luna. It is notable for being the only natural celestial body besides earth that Human beings have so far set foot on.
A '''moon''' is a sizable natural satellite orbiting a [[planet]] or other natural non-stellar body. The best known moon is [[Earth|Earth's]] Moon, also known as Luna. It is notable for being the only natural celestial body besides Earth where human beings have actually walked.
 
==Statistics of the Moon==
==Statistics of the Moon==
*Orbit: 384,400 km from Earth
*Orbit: 384,400 km from Earth

Revision as of 17:42, 16 August 2012

A moon is a sizable natural satellite orbiting a planet or other natural non-stellar body. The best known moon is Earth's Moon, also known as Luna. It is notable for being the only natural celestial body besides Earth where human beings have actually walked.

Statistics of the Moon

  • Orbit: 384,400 km from Earth
  • Diameter: 3476 km
  • Mass: 7.35e22 kg

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