Fun facts about Moon

The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth.A satellite is an object that is circling around a planet like an object or an asteroid.It is a theory that the moon was created , after a planet Mars sized asteroid collided with the Earth , which caused the debrie to bind and turn into the Moon .

The orbit of the moon is an oval shape and not a circle . That's why , when Moon comes closer to Earth due to it's oval orbit , "Supermoon " is observed.The Moon , orbits the Earth every 27.3 days .

"Mons Huygens" , is the highest mountain on the moon and is approximately half the height of “Mount Everest”.Mount Everest is 8848 meters .

The Moon , has many different phases , like "New Moon", "Crescent"," First quarter", "Waxing Gibbous", "Full Moon", "Waxing Gibbous", "Last quarter", "Crescent", "New Moon" etc.

A Lunar eclipse , is when the earth comes between the sun and the moon and causes it to turns red.The reason is , because of the Earth’s shape.The shape of the Earth , reflects short wavelengths of blue ,while the long wavelengths of red , hit the moon and make it red.Though, it has to go into the "Penumbra" first , which makes it only a little darker and then into the "Umbra" , where that red light is bent towards. Lunar eclipse , does not happen every month , because the Moon’s axis around the Earth is tilted .

The tidal waves on the earth , is caused by the Moon's gravitational pull on Earth.

The craters on the Moon is , due to the collision of the Asteroid and Meteroites.

The Soviet Union’s Luna program , featured the first successful landing of an unmanned spacecraft on the surface of the Moon in 1966.Niel Armstrong was the first person to step on the Moon.

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