Mr. MOON's

WHAT IS THE MOON?

The Moon is the Earth's only satellite, and it has been orbiting our planet for at least 4,000 million years. It is a rocky sphere about 3,476 km in distance, which is about one-quarter the size of the Earth. Scientists believe that the Moon formed when another planet about the size of Mars collided with the Earth. The collision splashed rock quickly formed into a sphere, and the Moon rapidly cooled into its solid form. The Moon's surface is heavily pitted by collisions with debris such as asteroids.

"footstep on the moon"

FACT FILE:

Living things need air and water to stay alive, and neither of these is available on the Moon.

The Moon also suffers extreme temperature swings between the lunar day & night.

WHAT IS THE MOON MADE OF?

The Moon is a rocky satellite, and is made of similar material to the Earth. It has an outer layer, or mantle, of rock, and a core that is probably made up mostly of iron. Unlike the Earth's liquid mantle, the interior of the Moon is cool and solid. There is little or no volcanic activity on the Moon. However, while it was cooling, early in its life, floods and streams of lava ran out across the Moon's surface. The Moon also has mountain ranges, many of which are the remains of impact craters and volcanoes that were active when the Moon was still hot. There are some huge valleys called rilles, which can be hundreds of miles in length and look a little like river-beds.

FACT FILE:

The first man on the moon was NEIL ARMSTRONG,

accompanied by BUZZ ALDRIN, on 20th July 1969.

They travelled to the moon on Apollo 11.

New Moon is a fantasy-romance novel by author Stephenie Meyer, and is the second book in the Twilight series. According to Meyer, the book is about losing true love.The title refers to the darkest phase of the lunar cycle, indicating that New Moon is about the darkest time of the protagonist Bella's life. The book was originally released in hardcover in 2006, following the successful publishing of Meyer's debut novel Twilight. An upcoming film adaptation is tentatively set for release on NOVEMBER 20, 2009.

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