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Moon = 1/4 of Earth

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How can the moon have so much earth?

The Moon's size isn't all that big. The surface area of the Moon is about the size of the African continent.


How large is the moon campared to the earth?

The moon is significantly smaller than Earth. Its diameter is about one-quarter of Earth's, making it much smaller in size.


Is the moon about twice the size of the earth?

umm... no. The moon is about 4 times smaller than the Earth


Is there an earth like planet the size of earth's moon?

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Why does the sun and the moon apper to be the same size?

Even tho the Moon is much smaller than the Sun, they appear to be the same size in the say, because the Moon is so much closer to the earth.


How does the size of the Sun, Earth, and Moon compare to each other?

The Sun is much larger than both the Earth and the Moon. The Earth is smaller than the Sun but larger than the Moon. The Moon is the smallest of the three.


Why does the earth and moon always looks the same size?

The Earth and Moon do not always appear to be the same size in the sky. The Moon looks smaller because it is much smaller than Earth and is also much further away. However, during a total solar eclipse, the Moon can appear to be the same size or slightly larger than the Sun due to their relative distances and positioning.


Is mercury or the moon closer to earth's size?

Mercury is larger than the moon and so is closer in size to Earth than the moon is. It should be noted that Mercury is closer in size to the moon than it is to Earth.


How are the size and mass of the moon different for that of the earth?

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The moon is how much smaller than the Earth?

The Moon has approximately 1/4 Earth's diameter, 1/50 Earth's volume, and 1/80 Earth's mass.


How is the size and mass of the moon different from the earth's size and mass?

Earth's diameter about 7925 miles. Moon's diameter about 2160 miles. The diameter of the Moon is 3,474 km and the diameter of the Earth is 12,742 km. This makes the Moon approximately 27% the size of the Earth. The mass of the Moon is 7.347 x 1022 kg and the mass of the Earth is 5.97x 1024 kg. The mass of the Moon is only 1.2% of the mass of the Earth.


How are the earth and the moon opposite?

The Earth and the Moon are opposite in terms of size, with Earth being much larger than the Moon. Additionally, they have opposite positions in the solar system - the Moon orbits around the Earth, while the Earth orbits around the Sun.