The document summarizes key facts about the Moon in 5 sections: 1) What is it? - The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite and the 5th largest in the solar system. 2) Orbits and Phases - The Moon orbits Earth and its appearance changes in phases from new to full over the course of a month. 3) Effects - The Moon causes ocean tides on Earth. 4) Eclipses - Lunar and solar eclipses occur when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun. 5) Exploration - Robotic and human missions have explored the Moon starting with Sputnik 1, and the Apollo 11 mission landed the first humans on the Moon in 1969.

1. The Moon
1. What is it?
2.Orbits and Phases
3.Effects
4.Eclipses
5.Exploration

2. What is it?
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The Moon is the only
natural satellite of the
Earth and the fifth
largest satellite in the
Solar System.

3. Characteristics:
- Mass: 7.35e22 kg (0.0123 Earths)
-Moon's Composition: Titanium,Na,H,Fe,Cu,
Ni,Mn,Cr...
-Diameter: 3476 km
-Orbit: 384,400 km from Earth

4. Orbits
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-The Moon orbits around
the Earth.
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5. Phases

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-Path of Earth and
Moon around Sun

7. Effecs
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Tides

8. Eclipses
Lunar Eclipse
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9. Solar Eclipse
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10. Exploration
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Sputnik 1
4 October 1957

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Apollo 11:
July 20, 1969.
Commanding by Neil Armstrong
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12. Conclusion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igqGdTQIX30

13. Images and Information are from here:
http://astronomyonline.org/solarsystem/moonintroduction.asp
http://nineplanets.org/luna.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon#Orbit
http://www.mreclipse.com/Special/SEprimer.html
http://www.windows2universe.org/glossary/tidal_forces.html&la
ng=en
http://history.nasa.gov/ap11ann/kippsphotos/apollo.html

14. END
Cintia Busto Rodríguez