2. The Moon is the earth’s only satellite. It
is much smaller than the Earth. Although
not the largest satellite but densest
among whose densities are known.
The moon is in synchronous rotation
with earth, always showing the same
face with its near side.
The moon is said to have formed 4.5
billion years ago not so long after the
formation of the earth.
3. The Moon surface
No atmosphere
No liquid water
Extreme
temperatures
1/6 th of earth’s
gravity
4. Movements of the Moon
The Moon makes a
complete orbit
around Earth with
respect to the fixed
stars about once
every 27.3 days
7. Soviet Union’s luna
programme was the
first to reach moon
with an unmanned
spacecraft
8. Man on moon
. NASA's manned Apollo
program was developed in
parallel; after a series of
unmanned and manned tests
of the Apollo spacecraft in
Earth orbit, and spurred on by
a potential Soviet lunar flight.
Neil Armstrong became the
first person to walk on the
Moon as the commander of
the American
missionApollo11 by first
setting foot on the Moon
along with buzz Aldrin and
Michael Collins at 02:56 UTC
on 21 July 1969
9. Last man on
moon
On Apollo
17, Cernan became the
eleventh person to walk on
the Moon and the last man
on the Moon since he was
the last to re-enter the Lunar
Module Challenger after the
mission's third and final
extra-vehicular activity
(EVA).
10. NASA MOONED
AMERICA !
Ralph Rene (August
24, 1933 – December
10, 2008) was
an American conspiracy
theorist, Small
press Publisher
and inventor.
His 1992 sel published
book ‘NASA mooned
America’ details about
the landing of man on
moon were fake and the
video were shooted in a
closed studio.