1. The Moon

2. Size 3498 kilometers About one fourth of the earth’s diameter

3. Gravitational Force One Sixth of the earths Gravity.16 times the gravity on Earth

4. Distance from the Sun Earth is about 150 million kilometers away from the Sun The Earth’s orbit ranges from 147- 152 million miles away. The moon is about 406,000 kilometers away from the Earth The Farthest the moon can get from the sun is 152,503,397 kilometers The closet it can get is 146,692,378 kilometers from the Earth

5. Length of a Day A day on the moon(one rotation) is 27 days and 8 hours on the Earth The same side of the moon always faces the Earth

6. Length of a Year It takes the moon 27 days 8 hours (same as before) to orbit the Earth. The Earth takes 365 ¼ days to orbit the sun.

7. Temperature Range 120° Celsius to – 160° Celsius 246° Fahrenheit to -256° Fahrenheit

8. \Surface Features The Same side of the moon always faces the Earth. We see Craters made by Asteroids that have crashed into the moon. There is also “seas” made of dried molten rock There is little water on the moon; from asteroids that have crashed into the Earth

9. Mythology Ancient civilizations worshiped moon gods or goddesses The Romans worshiped the moon goddess Luna The Ancient Egyptians worshiped the moon god Khonsu

10. The End Bibliography: Brunier, Serge. New Atlas of the moon. Buffalo NY: Firefly Books, 2000 Fraiser, Cain. “How far is the moon from the sun” Universe Today. Swinburne Online. 2011 Ross, Stewart. Moon. New York City NY: Oxford Press 2009