2021年6月25日 · The Moon’s gravity causes the oceans on our planet to rise and fall. As the water moves, there is slight friction between the moving water and the spinning Earth. This friction causes the Earth’s rotation to slow slightly. If there was no moon, then the water might spread across the planet equally and reduce the amount of friction.

Moon Phase for Tuesday Apr 15th, 2025 . The current moon phase for today is the Waning Gibbous phase. On this day, the moon is 16.66 days old and 96.79% illuminated with a tilt of -30.372°. The approximate distance from Earth to the moon is …

Earth's Moon, Luna, and Charon, Pluto's moon, have been formed from the dust and debris raised from their own planets. According to some theories, Earth was hit by a Mars-sized meteor 4.5 billion years ago, and the particles that raised into orbit after the collision joined and formed in what is known today as the Moon.

2019年11月14日 · Since the sun no longer heats the surface, the moon’s surface can drop to -232 Celsius (-387 F). These are the coldest temperatures in our solar system, which means the surface of the moon becomes colder than that of Pluto. The poles of the moon and the craters are the places that reach the most extreme temperatures.

2019年11月5日 · The Moon then appears brighter and fuller as we see the sun reflecting and shining on its surface. In these phases, the Moon looks like it is growing. When the Moon appears half full, it has then reached its First Quarter. Then, when the Earth is positioned between the Moon and the Sun, we see a Full Moon.

2019年11月14日 · The Earth’s tides would also change because the gravity the moon exerts on the oceans would no longer exist. The Earth’s tides would be much smaller. Perhaps more significant is the fact that the moon affects the tilt of the Earth on its axis. Without the gravitational force of the moon, the Earth’s tilt would destabilize and change severely.

2020年9月29日 · The Moon might be 238,855 miles away today, but it is in constant motion, and its orbit regularly takes it farther away from Earth, or closer. The Moon is also drifting 1.5 inches / 4 centimeters away from us each year, due to the gravitational interactions with Earth. How Far is the Moon from the Sun?

Moon Phase for Monday Apr 14th, 2025 . The current moon phase for yesterday is the Waning Gibbous phase. On this day, the moon is 15.63 days old and 99.31% illuminated with a tilt of -18.666°. The approximate distance from Earth to the moon is …

2019年11月5日 · This mission, which occurred in 1972, allowed Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt to walk on the surface of the Moon. They managed to walk on the Moon three separate times during their time on our rocky companion, which lasted a total of three days. Unfortunately, after the Apollo 17 mission in 1972, there have been no more astronauts to the Moon.

2019年11月5日 · Our Moon is very influential on our planet: it affects our rotation and how we experience the nighttime. Just imagine if we had more than one Moon. While we only have a single moon, other planets have many more than us. Saturn has as 62 confirmed moons, but that does not compare to Jupiter, which has a total of 69 known moons. Jupiter has the ...