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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.
[[Image:Moon.jpg |thumb|right|Luna (Earth's moon)]]
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 to distingish it from the untold trillions of other moons out there in the universe. It is notable for being the only natural celestial body besides Earth where human beings have actually walked ([[Moon hoax|despite the claims of various lunatics]]).


==Statistics of the Moon==
==Statistics of the Moon==

Latest revision as of 19:46, 2 April 2015

Luna (Earth's moon)

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 to distingish it from the untold trillions of other moons out there in the universe. It is notable for being the only natural celestial body besides Earth where human beings have actually walked (despite the claims of various lunatics).

Statistics of the Moon

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

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