The Earth's Moon
🤍 The Moon La Lune La Luna 🖤
Amongst 460 natural satellites in the solar system, The Moon, is man's
age old companion and guiding compass seen on our night sky.
The Moon makes Earth more livable due to it controlling our planets
orbiting on its axis. It in turn controls our sea tides, a really cool
mechanism that has influenced human behaviour for thousands of years.
Moon facts:
- Moon radius = 1 740 kms
- Moon distance from 🌍 = ~384 400 kms
- Moon has a core, mantle and crust
- Moon has an exosphere only
Moon Phases 🌙
As the Moon orbits Earth, different parts are in sunlight or darkness at
different times. The changing illumination is why, from our perspective,
the Moon goes through phases.
The cycle of illumination occurs once a month and is illustrated below.
No matter where you live, you can experience moon cycles ❕❕ Amazing
right?
To find which moon phase your hemisphere is experiencing,
click below and enjoy🖤🖤.