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The Moon

Published on Feb 05, 2016

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1.

FEATURES ON THE MOONS SURFACE

  • Craters
  • Maria
  • Mountains
  • Rays
  • Rills
2.

POINT CLOSEST TO THE EARTH

  • When the moon is closest to the Earth that is called "perigee"
  • Also known as a "Supermoon"
Photo by Danny Chapman
3.

MOON FORMING THEORY

  • People have different opinions on the moon creation, but the one that is most accepted is
  • Accretion: this explains how the moon was formed when the Earth was and it just broke off and then
  • Went into orbit
4.

MOTION AFFECT VIEW

  • The moon's orbit and roation on its axis takes the same amount of time
  • Therefore, we always see the same side
5.

WHAT CAUSES THE PHASES?

  • The phases are determined by the sunlight and where it hits the moon
  • It has a cycle that we see depending on where it is
6.

WANING

  • The moon is waning when its decreasing until the new moon
7.

WAXING

  • The moon is waxing when its increasing until the full moon
Photo by MarkGregory007
8.

LUNAR AND SOLAR ECLIPSE

  • Lunar- when the moon passes directly behind the Earth (top)
  • Solar- moon passes between the sun and the earth, blocking out the sunlight(bottom)
9.

OCEAN TIDES

  • The moons gravitational pull affects the tides on Earth.
  • There are two tides: Spring- moon,sun, earth are aligned(which are strong)
  • Neap- which are weaker (perpendicular) (bottom pic)
10.

MOON PHASES

  • There are 8 moon phases

Jarred Milligan