The Moon.

MOON FACTS:

Orbit is: 27.32 days

Diameter: 2,159.2 Miles (3,475 Kilometers)

Perigee (its closest approach) the moon comes as close as 225,623 miles (363,104 kilometers). Apogee  (the farthest away it gets) the moon is 252,088 miles (405,696 km) from Earth. The average distance from Earth to the moon is about 238,855 miles (384,400 km).

Lunar Phase Period; 29.5 days.

Orbital speed around Earth: 2,288 Miles Per Hour (3,683 Kilometers Per Hour).

It has about 16.6% of Earth's gravitational force.

Escape Velocity: 1.47 Miles/second (2.38 K).

The word "Month" comes from MOON.

Luna is the Latin word for Moon.

The second largest crater in our Solar System is at the bottom of our Moon.

Every month, the Moon disappears for a few days. This is called the "New Moon". It happens because the Moon is hidden from the Sun by the Earth.

The Moon does not generate its own light. It reflects the Sun light off of its surface. When the Earth blocks only a small part of the Moon, this causes Lunar Phases, like, Crescent, Half Moon, etc.

(Not only the Moon doesn't produce its own light, but, none of the planet's, moons and other satellites produce light, everything reflects Sunlight. That's what we is Sunlight being reflected off planets, their rings and moons.)

We can't see the American flags on the Moon, because they are too small and too far away to be seen through a telescope.

Because of the sunlight, radiation and the fact that there's no atmosphere on the Moon, the US flags on the Moon have all turned White over the years.

Because there is no atmosphere on the Moon, it's almost a total vacuum. In a vacuum, there is no air, wind or molecules in the air.

Sound does not travel in a vacuum. So, THEORETICALLY, you could stand two inches away from someone and scream as loud as you can directly in their ear and they wouldn't be able to hear you. Again, I say that one is only THEORETICAL! It can't be proven Scientifically and until it is Scientifically proven, it's just a theory.

The Moon is moving away from Earth at approximately 3 Centimetres per year.

Since there's no wind on the Moon, Neil Armstrong's footprints will be there for a really long time. Millions of years.

The strongest influence on our ocean tides is the Moon. Other forces include the Sun's gravity and other forces under the water.

A full Moon does NOT make people go crazy! That is a myth and a superstition. Hollywood only makes it worse by making movies that say the full Moon makes people crazy.

When you see a ring around the Moon, this is usually caused by the Moonlight reflecting off water and ice in the clouds.

The Moon is "Tidally Locked" to the Earth. That means, the same side of the Moon always faces Earth. That's why we can never see the Lunar side of the Moon.

Moon temperature range: Negative  -280 F at night to 260 F during the day.

Only 12 humans have ever walked on the Moon. They were all Americans.

At the Moon's Apogee, you could fit all the planets, including Pluto, in the space between the Earth and the Moon. There would be only a little bit of space left over.

The Earth and Moon were created at around the same time. Since, they are both made out of similar materials, Scientists theorize that a large object may of hit Earth in its molten stage and knocked some material out into space, that material came together and formed the Moon. (That is not proven as fact, it's just the most accepted, Scientific theory.)

Occasionally, Moon rocks fall out into space. Some of them land on the Earth. Most of them are really small and they burn up in the atmosphere. But, if you know how to identify Moon rocks, you might find one in your backyard someday. The easiest and best place to find them is Antarctica. Most rocks from Earth's surface are buried under the snow. A rock on top of the snow probably came from space. (However, civilian's, people who are not Scientists and a few Special, military personnel, are not allowed on the continent of Antarctica. Except for some small areas around the outer perimeter.

You can actually buy an acre of land on the Moon. It would be One acre of the "Sea of Tranquility". I don't know why anyone would want to do it, because you can't actually go there and see the land that you bought.