Moon – Did you know?
Published on 25 Jul 2010 at 00:00.
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Sunday 25th July 2010
Could people live on the Moon?
There is no atmosphere on the Moon, so you would not be able to breathe. It is possible to set up scientific bases there, but anyone walking on the Moon would need a spacesuit.
Moon Facts:-
An astronaut last walked on the Moon in 1973.
The Moon is bigger than the planet Pluto.
The Moon is about 230,000 miles from Earth, it would take you more than 9 years to walk to arrive the Moon!
Why is the Moon covered in craters?
Most of the Moon’s craters were caused about three billion years ago by meteorites – these lumps of rock and iron hurtled through Space and crashed into the Moon at high speed – they are continually being hit by objects from Space, most however are smaller than a golf ball.
See the video, the flashing white light was hit the Moon by a small rock.
Does the Moon affect Earth?
Yes! – the Moon has its own gravity that pulls Earth’s seas towards it, making them bulge because of the Earth spins making that bulge moves around the Earth’s surface.
When the Moon is overhead, the sea reaches highest level that when the Moon is over the coast, there is a high tide. It is called Spring Tide.
More information :- Understanding how Tide Cycles follow the moon.
