The first man landing on the moon in 1969 with the spaceship called Apollo 11.
- To complete its orbit, the Moon takes 27.3 days to travel all around the Earth.
- It doesn’t produce its own light but it shines because it reflects light from the sun. That's why the Moon provides the light in the night sky.
- On the lunar surface there are more over 500,000 craters.
- It is the 5th largest moon in the Solar System.
- The Earth’s tides are largely caused due to the gravitational pull of the Moon.
- Only 12 people has seen the surface of moon with their eyes.
- The temperature on the Moon varies, Some times its too cold and sometimes its too hot. When the Sunlight reached on its surface, temperatures can reach exponentially at 127°C. But when the Sunlight’ going away, temperatures goes down to around -153°C.
- There is no atmosphere on the Moon.
- The moon feels Quakes almost 10 times a day from difference location on the surface of lunar.
- When viewing from the moon, The Eclipses are reversed.
- The diameter of the Moon is the same distance from New York City to Phoenix, Arizona.
- Every side of the Moon has the equal amount of sunlight that's why There is no night on the Moon.
- The moon follows the different timezone.
- The Moon is continuously drifting away from the Earth.The Moon is drifting approx. 3.8 cm away from the Earth per year.
- The Moon is moving approximately 3.8 cm away from our planet every year.
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