The Moon
The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth, and the only celestial body where humans have landed. It is approximately 384,403 kilometers (238,857 miles) away from the Earth, and has an approximate diameter of 3,476 kilometers (2,160 miles).
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DisneyWorldLoverThere are UV rays still glaring down from the visible prominences of the sun which can cause serious damage to the human eye. one...
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The phase of the Moon just after a Full MoonThe word "waning" means decreasing in size (referring to the illuminated portion),...
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On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will be visible along the Maine-Canada border in northwestern Maine.
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Bj is Jan's new best friend. Jan tells Stacey that they are still best friends, but Stacey is feeling akward being with her...
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Its Orbital period is 27 days 7 hours 43 min. This is the time it takes to orbit the earth once. Its synodic period is 29 days...
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President Kennedy challenged the nation to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade.
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Most likely because they said at the end of the movie and they cannot stop a movie just like that
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AnswerThe moon reflects light from the sun. Even though you can't see the sun at night, it is still there producing light. So the...
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The rotation of the Earth is the Earth spinning on its axis, the pole extending from north to south, once every 23 hours 56...
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None of the astronauts who have walked on the Moon so far have been from India, and no one has walked on the Moon since Apollo...
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It isnt, its roughly spherical.
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In fact, this is one of the main reasons that some conspiracy theories were developed to discredit the US for landing on the...
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The distance that light travels in a fixed amount of time is a common way to measure astronomical distances. Thus one has...
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Is that Georgia, the state in the United States, or Georgia, the former Soviet republic in central Asia? No matter; you can use...
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Neil Armstrong returned back to America on the 24th July 1969.
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Yes Apollo 17 was the last moon mission.
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11.86 earth years
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acceleration due to gravity on earth is 9.8 m/s2
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On July 20, 1969, both Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin became the first men to land on the moon. Neil Armstrong was the...
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The Moon's surface is heavily cratered because of of meteor impacts. Meteors are able to more commonly strike the Moon's surface...
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ANS:The phases of the Moon are the apparent shape of the Moon as seen from Earth. From the Earth only one side of the Moon can be...
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Alan Shepard used a modified six iron during the Apollo 14 mission in 1971. The folding "sampling arm" he used to pick up rocks,...
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- lunar dust - craters- Astronauts footprints- American flag- probably a few leftover instuments, crashed probes etc.
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Neil Armstrong left the earth on 16/7/1969.
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Since the Moon has no atmosphere, any orbit where an object doesn't crash onto the Moon would do - even a few meters above the...
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Colombus day will be October 11th, 2010.
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Alaska, because the distance around the earth at its latitude is smaller than the distance around at the latitude of any other...
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they get in the rocket and flies in to the nearest waters
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New moon on the 1st of June so it will just be a thin sliver by then, you'll be hard pushed to see it.
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The materials used for sketching can vary depending upon the paper which is used and also the objective for the sketching.Many...
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There is no similarities between them...a lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes through the shadow of the earth..you see the...
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if the moon is in orbit but we were not, then we would see different sides of the moon. because we are in orbit too, we always...
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It's called a crater.
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A spring scale would not. But a balance scale, which compares two masses, wouldcompare them accurately in any place with...
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During the Apollo program, the United States sent 9 manned missions to the Moon. These nine missions included 24 men. Of these 24...
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You see all of a full moon and it rises at the same time the sun sets. The new moon is only a sliver and is very close to the...
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The moon certainly appears to be yellow at times, and sometimes it will also look a brilliant white or silver, or orange and...
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The Earth is about 3.7 times larger than the Moon in diameter and about 50 times greater in terms of volume. Earth's radius is...
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No. Sunrise and moonrise are always in the east, and sunset and moonset are always in the west. Depending on the location and the...
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Because there is nothing in the background to give them any perception of distance.
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The Russians did not make any successful moon landings, it was all unmanned.
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Between June- Oct.
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The three famous astronauts of Apollo 11 are Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.
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During the 100-year period from 1901 to 2000, there were 228 solar eclipses and 229 lunar eclipses. On the average, that's 2.28...
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solar eclipse
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Depending on where you live, you have high tides about every 12 hours, no matter what the phase of the Moon. However, at the full...
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Weight is measure of how much gravity is pulling you to a surface, while mass is the measure of how many atoms are in your body.
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michael collins was the pilot so he did not walk on the moon
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Assuming the Moon is above the horizon, the other observer would also see a first quarter moon.
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The moon is seen during daytime for the same reason it is seen in the night - It reflects light from the sun. Usually the moon...
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The surface area of the Moon is 3.793 x 107 km2. The moon has no atmosphere, therefore there is no liquid water or any climate to...
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"Mare Imbrium" or the Sea of showers is On the moon! To see exactly where, use the link for Mare Imbrium in the Related Links...
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Mercury and Venus are the only two recognized planets in our solar system without moons. However, there are many, many- possibly...
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A crescent moon is one of the phases of the Moon. Like it's name, it looks like a crescent. In one lunar phase [See related Link...
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The Moon is referred to by its Latin name, 'Luna'.
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Literally there is a dark side of the moon being the side we dont see from Earth. You will notice you can always see the same...
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The Moon affects tides on Earth through gravity. The Sun also affects Earth's tides, but not as much due to its greater distance...
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Crescent is half way between half moon and new moon. Gibbous is half way between the full moon and half moon.
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None at all.
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Impressions on the moon are caused by meteors crashing into it. There are more impressions on the dark side of the moon. We know...
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When the moon is at its Third Quarter phase, it's located 3/4 of the sky behind the sun, and rises and sets 3/4 of a day after...
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Io is slightly larger than the Moon.The largest 5 moons are :- Ganymede - 5262 km diameter (Jupiter) Titan - 5151 (Saturn)...
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Earth's centre point lies exactly in The Holy Ka'aba, Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
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Multiply the mass by 9.8. Answer is in Newtons.
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Have you ever burned an ant, a leaf, or a piece of paper, using a magnifying glass to focus the sun on it ? That's what the...
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Since the apocalypse has not occured nobody can say.
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A ray of light reflected off the moon is called a moonbeam. This is so because the moon can only reflect the light given off by...
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All eclipses occur when there is a full moon. The type of eclipse will depend on how the Sun, Earth and Moon are lined up at that...
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As seen from the northern hemisphere, the right half is lit when it's first quarter. A helpful mnemonic in this case is DOC. In...
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Saturn's moon Titan is the most recent object found in space to be similar to Earth.
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Venus, and the Sun are the two brightest objects in the sky. The moon is also bright but only because it reflects the suns light...
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The Earth is larger than the Moon. The Moon's smaller mass means that the gravity on the Moon is only about 1/6 of the gravity at...
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Neil Armstrong has been married twice. His first marriage was on January 28, 1956 to Janet Shearon. His second marriage was to...
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no, it revolves around the earth, and the earth revolves around the sun.
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The definition of mass is basically how much matter an object is made up of. The defintion of wieght is the amount of gravity...
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The eclipse was in India
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No, the Medal of Honor is a Combat award. Astronauts are not eligible. He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal (the highest...
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That really depends on what you decide will be the lower limit for something to be called a "moon". This is really a more or less...
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As the moon travels around the Earth, different parts of it are lighted by the sun. We see various parts of the face that are...
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Yes, it does. For more info go take a look in an Astronomy book.
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12 overall, two each from the missions Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17. (Apollo 13 was supposed to land on the moon as well,...
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