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Moon
Designations
Designation Earth I
Selene (poetic)
Cynthia (poetic)
Adjectives Lunar
Selenian (poetic)
Cynthian (poetic)
Moonly (poetic)
Orbital characteristics
Epoch J2000
Perigee 362600 km
(356400–370400 km)
Apogee 405400 km
(404000–406700 km)
Eccentricity 0.0549[1]
Satellite of Earth[b][3]
Physical characteristics
(0.2727 of Earth's)[1][4][5]
Equatorial radius 1738.1 km
(0.2725 of Earth's)[4]
Polar radius 1736.0 km
(0.2731 of Earth's)[4]
Flattening 0.0012[4]
Circumference 10921 km (equatorial)
(0.074 of Earth's)
Volume 2.1958×1010 km3
(0.020 of Earth's)[4]
Mass 7.342×1022 kg
(0.012300 of Earth's)[1][4][6]
Mean density 3.344 g/cm3[1][4]
0.606 × Earth
(8600 km/h; 5300 mph)
North pole declination 65.64°[9]
Albedo 0.136[10]
−12.74 (mean full moon)[4]
Atmosphere[12]
Surface pressure 10−7 Pa (1 picobar) (day)
10−10 Pa (1 femtobar)
(night)[e]
Composition by volume He
Ar
Ne
Na