MOON BROCHURE

MOON PHASES

• During the Lunar month the moon goes threw all phases.
• At new the moon is lined up between the earth and sun.
• The Lunar month is 29.5 days long.

SIZE OF THE MOON

• The moon is about 27% of the earth.
• When you are on the moon it always looks dark.
• Fifth largest moon in solar system.

Distance to Moon
The Moon is 238,900 miles from Earth.

ITEMS THAT MAKE UP THE MOON

• Silica
• Alumina
• Lime
• Iron oxide
• Magnesia

It would take 27days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, 11.6 seconds to do a circle around the moon.

LUNAR HISTORY ON THE MOON

• Space craft have been studying the moon for 50 years.
• History of exploration of the moon began In 1959 by the Soviet Union.
• There are many different theory's on how the moon was formed.
• Moon is only object that has been stepped on by human.

FUN FACTS

• Neil Armstrong walked on the moon July 18, 1969
• When Alan Sheppard was on the moon, he hit a golf ball and drove it 2,400 feet, nearly one half a mile.
• In a survey conducted in 1988, 13% of those surveyed believed that the moon is made of cheese
• The Apollo missions brought back 2196 rock samples weighing 382 kg in total

ROTATIONAL PERIOD

• The rotational period is 27.3 days
• It is called a lunar day.