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The Moon spins, or rotates 360° on its axis, in the same amount of time that it revolves 360° around the Earth (a sidereal month). This is how it keeps the same side to the ... /For%20Kids/KidstoSpace.html Click here
Category:Kids To Space
Category:Kids To Space - THE MOON
... the atmosphere with the long (red) wavelengths. Since all the colors are now getting through the atmosphere, to our eyes the Moon appears white. The colors of the Moon as seen from the Earth's surface are also determined by the ...
... can only have weight in a gravity field, like on the Earth or on the Moon. The Moon is in the gravitational sphere of influence of the Earth (which is why it is in orbit), but it ... that massive. The Moon's density (mass divided by volume) is about 208 pounds per cubic foot, roughly 60 percent of Earth's density. Comparing the mass of the Moon with the mass of the Earth shows how much less massive the Moon is. Remember, a ton is 2,000 pounds. Mass of: pounds Moon 162,000,000,000 ...
... on the Moon, as well, including green, orange, and black. The color seems to correlate to the titanium content of the glass. The Moon is covered in craters, mountains, valleys and great plains, called Maria. Since the Moon has no atmosphere it's possible to see objects and spacecraft very clearly on the ...
Yes, the Moon has many holes from the impact of small meteors striking its surface, since there is no atmosphere to burn them ... /For%20Kids/KidstoSpace.html Click here
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Category:Kids To Space - THE MOON
... refer to the time the Moon takes to complete a cycle from new to full to new, about 29 days. For the Romans, this period was the mensis, the same word they used for the Moon. This was also true for the Greek word, mene, from which it was derived. Luna, a word that also came from the Romans, refers to the goddess of the Moon, not the Moon itself, though through the ...
... the beginning of a program to create the first city on the Moon and the initiation of the permanent expansion of the World's human civilization beyond the Earth.
In commenting upon the opening stage of the ...
... wrong. From a straight physics standpoint, the average adult can jump about 1.5 feet into the air from a standstill here on Earth. On the Moon that would be about ten feet or ... , because of the lower gravity, while less than a second is spent in the air here on Earth, a full three and a half seconds would be spent in the air on the Moon. A ... and do many spins and flips while floating down.
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Answer provided by Thomas Matula, Ph.D. & Kenneth J. Murphy
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... to the nearest safe haven away from whatever adverse situation is looming. That may be the Earth, the nearest planet, the Moon or the ISS. They will definitely anticipate having to evacuate and get you to the ... a problem on Mars, the Moon may be the most expedient safe haven. From there, they may return you to Earth or allow you to stay on the Moon until the problem on Mars is corrected ...
... the far side of the Moon. The far side is always pointed away from the Earth because of the rotation period of the Moon matching that of Earth's. However it receives as much sunshine as the side of the Moon facing the Earth ...
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