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How much of the Moon's surface is illuminated by the sun at any time regardless of how much of that light can be seen from earth?
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One half unless it is in the earth's shadow
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Why don't moons have moons?
The moon has plenty of gravity. In accordance with its mass and radius, any object weighs about 16.5% as much on the moon's surface as it does on the Earth's surface.
Are there moons and stars on planet earth?
No, there are not moons or stars ON planet earth, but there are moons and stars around planet earth. == ==
Is earth liminous or illuminated?
The earth is illuminated by the sun, by the moon, and by the stars. Parts of earth glow, including lava fields. Areas where phosphorus is available glow as well, and this phenomenon is known as chemiluminescence.
Size of the illuminated portion of planet or moon?
Exactly 50% of the moon is illuminated at any moment. As the moon revolves around the earth and its position changes, the fraction of that illuminated 50% that's visible to us on earth changes.
Does the moon Ganymede have the same phases as Earth's moon?
If you could somehow stand on Jupiter's surface and observe Ganymede (and any of the other moons,) then yes, they would exhibit the same phases as earth's moon.
What are the changes in the moons appearance called?
The changes in the moon's appearance are called lunar phases. They occur because of the moon's position relative to the sun and Earth, resulting in different amounts of the moon's illuminated surface visible from Earth.
What is the earth's moons surface like?
The moons surface is covered with regolith. There are 2 main kinds of surface; maria and highlands. There are lots of craters and dust. the moons sky is always black.it has no air or water
What occurs when the moons shadow falls on the earth surface?
eclipse
What is moons gravity compared to earth?
16.55% as strong on the surface.
How much of the total surface of the Moon is illuminated by the Sun when it is at quarter phase?
The moon's surface is always half illuminated. We on Earth see 0 to 100% illumination of the side that faces use, depending on what phase the moon is at. Quarter phases, first and last, are half illuminated when seen from Earth.
What happens to the energy the moon gains from the sun at night?
Regardless of what time it may be, day or night, at any place on earth . . . -- Part of the solar radiation incident on the moon is absorbed into the illuminated portion of the surface. -- The rest is reflected from the surface, back into space. Actually, a lot like what happens on the earth, when you think about it
Is the moons surface rocky?
yes it has canyons and mountains like earth
Why don't moons have moons?
The moon has plenty of gravity. In accordance with its mass and radius, any object weighs about 16.5% as much on the moon's surface as it does on the Earth's surface.
Why the visible moons shape changes?
Only the half of the moon that is illuminated by sunlight will be visible; the other half is dark. Because the relative positions of the Earth, moon, and sun are always changing, the viewer on Earth will see varying amounts of the illuminated half of the moon.
What is the efffect of rotation of the earth when facing the sun?
The illuminated patch on the earth's surface drifts westward relative to a fixed point on the earth as the earth spins eastward.
Waning moon definition?
A moon that is reducing in the size, of the illuminated surface visible to earth, day by day.
When the shadow of the earth falls on the moon you experience a?
New moon. No, no, no. It is an eclipse of the moon. ( A new moon is when the illuminated face of the moon faces away from the earth, and as it moves around in its orbit you catch a glimpse of a tiny arc of its illuminated surface).
