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A look at our nearest

neighbor in Space!

The Moon

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What is the Moon?

A natural satellite

One of more than 96 moons in

our Solar System The only moon of the planet

arth

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ocation" location" location!

About #$%"&&& km

'(%&"&&& miles)

from arth #"%6$ km '("*++

miles) in ,iameter

'about - the si.e of

arth)

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The Moon/s Surface

0o atmosphere

0o li1ui, 2ater

3treme

temperatures

4 5aytime *#&7

'(6+8)

40ighttime :*9&7

':#*& )

*;6 arth/s gra

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unar eatures : =ighlan,s

Mountains up to >+&& m

'(+"&&& ft) tall

illes 'trenchlike

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unar eatures : 7raters

@p to (+&& km '*"++# miles) across

Most forme, by meteorite impact on the Moon

Some forme, by

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unar eatures : Maria

Originally thought to be

seasB by early

astronomers

5arkest parts of lunar

lan,scape

ille, by la

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Maria

7raters

7an you see the rays?

5oes this photo sho2

us a limb or terminator

line?

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Mo

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ar Si,e of the Moon

irst seen by una #

ussian space probe in

*9+9

Surface features

,ifferent from near

si,e

4 More craters4 Cery fe2 maria

4 Thicker crust

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Dt/s Eust a Fhase

Moonlight is reflecte,

sunlight

=alf the moon/s surface is

al2ays reflecting light

rom arth 2e see

,ifferent amounts of the

Moon/s lit surface

The amount seen is calle,

a phaseB

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Wa3ing an, Waning

0e2 moon

Wa3ing 7rescent moon

irst Guarter moon Wa3ing Hibbous moon

ull moon

Waning Hibbous moon

Thir, Guarter moon

Waning 7rescent moon

0e2 moon

earth

moon orbit`s

earth

last (third)quarter

gibbous moon

full moon

gibbous moon

rst quarter

crescent

new moon

crescent

waning Moon

waxing Moon

SUN

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FULL

QUARTER

CRESCENT

GIBBOUS

FOUR MAIN SHAPES

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Earth

Moon

MoonFlane of earth/s orbit

Flane of lunar orbit

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unar clipses

Moon mo

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Solar clipses

Moon mo

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The Ti,es

Ti,es cause, by pull of Moon/s gra

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3ploring the

Moon

*9+&s to *96&s :

probes

0eil Armstrongirst man on the Moon

4 Euly (&" *969

Si3 Apollo missions

'*969:*9>()

4 #$( kg '$%( lbs) rocks

*( Americans ha

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