Sep 29, 2020 · The surface area of the Moon is equivalent to the surface area of Russia, the United States, and Canada combined. In terms of wideness, Russia has an east-west extent of around 9,000 km / 5,600 mi, and a north-south width of 2,500 to 4,000 km / 1,500 to 2,500 mi.

Aug 22, 2023 · The Moon’s surface area is roughly 38 million square kilometers and its weight is estimated to be 1/81 of Earth’s. This density is why the Moon has the second highest gravity of all the moons in our solar system. Exploration of the Moon. At present the Moon is the only other place beyond earth that humans have set foot.

Sep 29, 2020 · Earth’s Moon has a diameter of around 3.474 km / 2.158 mi and a radius of 1.737 km / 1.079 mi. In comparison to Earth, the Moon has only 1.2% of Earth’s mass, or in another way of looking at it, the Earth is 81 times heavier than the Moon. The Moon is about one quarter the size of Earth, and it would take around 50 moons to fill the Earth.

Sep 25, 2019 · This is the Moon pulling the water towards itself. Due to the different rotations of the Earth and the Moon, the area of the planet affected changes throughout the day. This means any given area of Earth will experience a high tide (caused by this bulge) every 12 hours and 25 minutes. The Moon is slowly moving away from Earth. Don’t worry!

Dec 6, 2019 · It is believed that this moon was once part of a larger body that suffered a large impact in the past. Like most of the other moons, it has a low density suggesting that it is composed largely out of water ice and rock. The surface is covered with deep, sharp-edged craters that give it an appearance similar to that of a sponge.

The distance between Pluto and its moon Charon, is about the same as from one side of South America to the last side of North America. Pluto’s second-largest moon Hydra, is 5.000 times fainter than Pluto. Pluto’s moon Charon is composed out of 55% rock and 45% ice.

Oct 8, 2019 · The total solar eclipse, when the Moon completely obscures the Sun and leaves only the faint solar corona, is known as a Totality – 269 km/167 mi is the maximum width of the path of totality and it can sweep across an area of Earth’s surface about …

Nov 3, 2020 · The total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth’s umbra completely veils the Moon. In the case of a total solar eclipse, the Moon’s umbra falls on the Earth’s surface; however, only those within the umbra experience the eclipse. In the case of a partial lunar eclipse, the Earth’s umbra only partly covers the Moon. Penumbra

Nov 14, 2019 · Since the sun no longer heats the surface, the moon’s surface can drop to -232 Celsius (-387 F). These are the coldest temperatures in our solar system, which means the surface of the moon becomes colder than that of Pluto. The poles of the moon and the craters are the places that reach the most extreme temperatures.

Sep 26, 2019 · Here there is a network of fractures and faults that covers much of the area. What is an enigma is the absence of evidence of lava flow and calderas. With few and small impact craters, it is suggested that Venus’s dense atmosphere burns up smaller meteors, and in the same time it indicates that its surface is young.