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It's relatively big & close to earth. The light of the sun shines on it which makes it visible to us.
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What does the phrase it put a man on the moon mean?
Well when people were back in the 1800 hundreds one man spot a shape that looked like the man on the moon but it was so far away. So when someone says Man on the Moon it means you are far away
In 10 million years the moon will have moved so far away it will no longer affect?
the sizes of the sun and the moon
Why can you see the craters of the moon so clearly on earth?
Because the earth is not very far from the moon
Why can we see craters on the moon so clearly from Earth?
In astronomical terms the moon is very close to Earth, much closer than anything else. Other astronomical bodies have similar cratering but are too far away for us to see them. Second, the moon is geologically dead. There are no processes on the moon's surface to destroy or bury the craters on the moon as has happened to Earth's craters.
What does near sided and far sided?
The Moon is "tidally locked" to the Earth; this means that the forces of the tides have slowed the Moon's rotation so that the Moon spins once per orbit, and the same face of the Moon is always turned to the Earth. So the phrase "near side" refers to the visible side of the Moon, while the "far side" is the side of the Moon that we never see. It is incorrect to refer to the "dark side of the Moon" as meaning the far side, since the Moon spins once per orbit, meaning that a "day" on the Moon is about 14 days long - and so are the nights.
Why can you see the sun and the moon when they are so far away?
Because they are very big. This is the same reason that you can see a mountain from miles away, but need to be close to see an ant.
Why does the moon appear to follow you while in a vehicle?
The Moon is so far away that if you move a few meters, or even kilometers, the direction of the Moon won't change appreciably.The Moon is so far away that if you move a few meters, or even kilometers, the direction of the Moon won't change appreciably.The Moon is so far away that if you move a few meters, or even kilometers, the direction of the Moon won't change appreciably.The Moon is so far away that if you move a few meters, or even kilometers, the direction of the Moon won't change appreciably.
Why can you not stand on earth and see the far side of the moon?
The Moon is tidally locked to Earth; the Moon's "day" and the Moon's month are the same length. So the "near side" of the Moon always faces the Earth, and the "far side" always faces away from Earth.
Does the moon follow you when you walk or run?
The Moon stays in the same direction, because it is very far away. So, a movement by a few steps won't significantly affect the direction in which you see the Moon.
Why is the actual motion of the stars difficult to see.?
Because they are so far away. (The moon ... the closest natural body to Earth ... is moving in its orbit at something like 2,300 miles per hour relative to us, but even the moon is so far away that we don't notice its actual motion.)
How many moons did the moon have?
As far as anybody knows, the earth has always had one moon. If it ever had any more than that, it happened so long ago that it's been forgotten. ----------------------------- Another moon has recently beend discovered. Being so far away that noone can see it though....
What does the phrase it put a man on the moon mean?
Well when people were back in the 1800 hundreds one man spot a shape that looked like the man on the moon but it was so far away. So when someone says Man on the Moon it means you are far away
In 10 million years the moon will have moved so far away it will no longer affect?
the sizes of the sun and the moon
Why can you see the craters of the moon so clearly on earth?
Because the earth is not very far from the moon
Why can you see the moon in the day light?
The moon is continually orbiting the Earth, so at times it will be seen in daylight, because it happens to be on the side of the Earth that is nearer to the sun at that time, but far away from the sun not to be outshone.
How come a person on earth never gets to see the far side of the moon?
because the moon is a sphere and it is round like a ball so if you take a ball and hold it away from your face you cant see the other side. its just life i guess
How far away from Jupiter is the moon?
It is about 8000 miles away froom Jupiter
