Moon
About Moon
The Moon is the only natural satellite of Earth. It orbits around Earth at an average distance of 384,399 kilometres (238,854 mi), a distance roughly 30 times the width of Earth. It completes an orbit in relation to Earth and the Sun (synodically) every 29.5 days. The Moon and Earth are bound by gravitational attraction, which is stronger on the sides facing each other. The resulting tidal forces are the main driver of Earth's tides, and have pulled the Moon to always face Earth with the same near side. This tidal locking effectively synchronizes the Moon's rotation period to its orbital period.
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There is a chance there are fossils on the Moon of bacteria from the very earliest days of life on Earth, plowed under the surface or buried by lava.
from No Such Thing As A Helium Filled Pufferfish · read transcript
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150: No Such Thing As A Helium Filled Pufferfish put 2 places on the map.
- San Francisco Hospital · United States
Coordinates: 84.0000, 30.0000