1. The moon is actually moving away from earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
2. Only about 59 percent of the moon's surface is visible to us here on earth.
3. There are no active volcanoes on the moon.
4. "Moonquakes" are millions of times less powerful than earthquakes.
5. The surface area of the moon is 37,932,000 square km (14,658,000 square miles) or 9.4 billion acres.
6. The moon is not round, but egg shaped with the large end pointed towards earth.
7. The earth rotates about 1000 mph. By comparison, the moon rotates about 10 mph.
8. If you weigh 120 pounds, you would weigh only 20 pounds on the moon.
9. The moon has no significant atmosphere or clouds.
10. Its surface is scarred from hundreds and thousands of meteors that have struck it over billions of years.
11. The Moon's surface layer is called regolith.
2. Only about 59 percent of the moon's surface is visible to us here on earth.
3. There are no active volcanoes on the moon.
4. "Moonquakes" are millions of times less powerful than earthquakes.
5. The surface area of the moon is 37,932,000 square km (14,658,000 square miles) or 9.4 billion acres.
6. The moon is not round, but egg shaped with the large end pointed towards earth.
7. The earth rotates about 1000 mph. By comparison, the moon rotates about 10 mph.
8. If you weigh 120 pounds, you would weigh only 20 pounds on the moon.
9. The moon has no significant atmosphere or clouds.
10. Its surface is scarred from hundreds and thousands of meteors that have struck it over billions of years.
11. The Moon's surface layer is called regolith.
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