The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It formed nearly 4.5 billion years ago from debris after a giant impact between Earth and a Mars-sized body. The Moon is in synchronous rotation with Earth and has prominent dark maria and impact craters visible from its near side. It has significant cultural influence through its regular cycle of phases and prominence in the night sky.

1. THE MOONTHE MOON

2. The Moon is Earth's
only natural
satellite.

3. This
allows the
Moon to
cover the
Sun
nearly
precisely
in total
solar
eclipse.
This matching
of apparent
visual size is a
coincidence.
This matching
of apparent
visual size is a
coincidence.

4. Although not the largest
natural satellite in the Solar
System, it is, among the
satellites of major planets,
the largest relative to the
size of the object it orbits .

5. The Moon is thought to have
formed nearly 4.5 billion years
ago, not long after Earth.

6. Although there have been several hypotheses
for its origin in the past, the current most
widely accepted explanation is that the Moon
formed from the debris left over after a giant
impact between Earth and a Mars-sized body.

7. The Moon is in synchronous rotation
with Earth, always showing the same
face with its near side marked by
dark volcanic maria that fill between
the bright ancient crustal highlands
and the prominent impact craters. .

8. It is the second-brightest regularly
visible celestial object in Earth's sky
(after the Sun), as measured by
illuminance on the surface of Earth.
Although it can appear a very bright
white, its surface is actually dark, with
a reflectance just slightly higher than
that of worn asphalt.

9. Its prominence in the sky and its regular
cycle of phases have, since ancient times,
made the Moon an important cultural
influence on language, calendars, art, and
mythology.

10. The Moon's gravitational
influence produces the ocean
tides and the slight lengthening
of the day.

11. The Moon's current orbital distance
is about thirty times the diameter
of Earth, causing it to have an
apparent size in the sky almost the
same as that of the Sun.

12. The Moon makes a
complete orbit around
Earth with respect to
the fixed stars about
once every 27.3 days.
However, because
Earth is moving in its
orbit around the Sun at
the same time, it takes
slightly longer for the
Moon to show the
same phase to Earth,
which is about 29.5
days

13. So,this is our beautiful
moon. We should give
it more attention... :)
-peace!