The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It lacks a significant atmosphere, hydrosphere, or magnetic field. The Moon orbits Earth in about 27 days and was once closer causing stronger tides and eclipses. It is the fifth largest satellite in the solar system and the largest relative to its planet, being about a quarter the diameter of Earth.
The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It lacks a significant atmosphere, hydrosphere, or magnetic field. The Moon orbits Earth in about 27 days and was once closer causing stronger tides and eclipses. It is the fifth largest satellite in the solar system and the largest relative to its planet, being about a quarter the diameter of Earth.
The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It lacks a significant atmosphere, hydrosphere, or magnetic field. The Moon orbits Earth in about 27 days and was once closer causing stronger tides and eclipses. It is the fifth largest satellite in the solar system and the largest relative to its planet, being about a quarter the diameter of Earth.
•The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. •It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diameter about one-quarter that of Earth (comparable to the width of Australia). • It lacks any significant atmosphere, hydrosphere, or magnetic field.
•The Moon's orbit around Earth has
a sidereal period of 27.3 days. Natural development After the Moon's formation the Moon settled in orbit around Earth much closer than today, making both bodies appear much larger in each's sky and causing on both more frequent and stronger eclipses and tidal effects. Names and etymology The usual English proper name for Earth's natural satellite is simply Moon, with a capital M. Physical characteristics The Moon is a very slightly scalene ellipsoid due to tidal stretching, with its long axis displaced 30° from facing the Earth, due to gravitational anomalies from impact basins. Size and mass The Moon is by size and mass the fifth largest natural satellite of the Solar System, categorizeable as one of its planetary-mass moons, making it a satellite planet under the geophysical definitions of the term . Structure The Moon is a differentiated body that was initially in hydrostatic equilibrium but has since departed from this condition. Thanks for your attention!