Science The moon

Science 

THE MOON

This blog is about The moon.

The Moon is the Earth's satellite, It has a distance of

382,000 kilometers away from Earth (236,840 miles).

The moon’s mass is just under one-eightieth that of Earth,

its volume just over one-fiftieth. Unlike Earth, the Moon

lacks a large iron core, and therefore the Moon has a much

lower overall density than Earth.

For three hundred more years the Moon remained an object of astronomical study, with the collection of data about its shape, size, movements, and surface physical properties, as well as mapping. Observations, along with a combination of natural and terrestrial analogs, were not advanced enough technologically until the middle part of the twentieth century that the volcanic origin of its dark plains and the impact origin of its craters and basins could be considered as settled. In the 1960s, a program of geological mapping, using techniques such as crater counting and overlapping relationships, confirmed and elucidated the nature of geological units and the order in which they were produced.

Three facts i learned

-The moon is about 326,840 miles

-The outermost surface of the moon is called the crust. Dark, flat regions of the moon called lunar maria are composed of the rock called basalt.

-The same side of the moon always faces Earth, and is called the near side. Various landmarks are visible from Earth. Some of them are the Ocean of Storms, the Sea of Serenity, and the Sea of Tranquility.