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What is the surface area of the moon in square milles?
Earth's moon (surface area) - 14,645,750 square miles.
What happens to the moon when the moon is illuminated by sun rays?
The surface of the moon heats up.
Which is the moon phase that no ne of the lighted surface of the moon can be seen from earth?
New moon.
What do the surface features and their distribution on the moon's surface tell you about its history?
Earth's shadow on the moon proved that earth wasn't flat. When galileo first turned his telescope to the moon, he found a surface scarred by craters and maria. Before that time, many people believed that all planetary bodies were "perfect" without surface features.
How is the surface of the moon like the surface of Mars?
I dont know sorry
What effects the size of craters on the moon?
The size of the object crashing into the lunar surface. There is no atmosphere on the moon to slow down approaching objects (as there is on Earth). This means that chunks of space 'rock' don't disintegrate on their way to the moon's surface.
How does the moon rotating very slow affect the lunar surface temperature?
The moon rotates at approximately 13 mph at the lunar equator. The rotation of the moon determines the minimum and maximum temperatures of any given area of the lunar surface.
The moon may have contributed to the evolution of life from?
the moon may have contributed the evolution of life from?
When was Slow Dancing with the Moon created?
Slow Dancing with the Moon was created in 1992.
Why can you stand on the earths surface but not the Moon's surface?
You can stand on the moon surface if you can get there
Why is the moon described as the architect of evolution?
It means our centre or bass of evolution.
What continents surface is similar to the Moon's surface?
Antarctica's surface is similar to that of the moon in that it is rocky.
Is the moon going away from us?
It is moving away from us, at an exceedingly slow rate. This is the result of tidal forces, and has been verified by measurements made with special reflective objects left on the moon's surface.
What is the surface of the moon?
The moon's surface is regolith (ground up rock).
What is the surface of the moon called?
The outer surface of the moon is called the crust.
Is the Moon's surface terrestrial or gas?
The moon has a solid (terrestrial) surface.
Can the astronauts talk on the surface of moon as on the earth?
no there is no air in the surface of the moon
