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Earth is orbited by a large what?
Earth is orbited by a large natural satellite known as the Moon.
Why is earth's moon unusual?
Earth's moon is unusually large in proportion to its planet.
About how far away is the Moon in terms of Earth radii?
The average distance from the Moon to Earth is about 60 Earth radii.
The Moon looks as large as what other thing?
The Moon appears as large as a penny held at arm's length when viewed from Earth.
What is the current theory for the creation of the moon?
Back when the earth was young and relatively molten, a large object about half the size of the current moon, struck the earth and took a large section of the earth with it. The object combined with the pieces of earth that were broken off and began orbiting the earth. Hence, the moon.
What is bigger the moon or the earth?
Earth, by far.
How far is Uranus from the moon?
For all practical purposesUranus is just as far from Earth's moon as it is from the Earth.
Earth is orbited by a large what?
Earth is orbited by a large natural satellite known as the Moon.
What do the distances of the the moon to the earth and the sun to the earth mean?
"Distance" means how far two object are from one another. In this case, how far the Moon is from Earth, or how far the Sun is from Earth.
Why is earth's moon unusual?
Earth's moon is unusually large in proportion to its planet.
How large is the earth's moon?
The Earth-moon distance is about 250000 miles
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.
What was the distance from the Earth to the Moon at its formation?
The Moon was - probably - formed when a planet perhaps as large as Mars collided with the Earth. The mass blown out of the Earth merged with the fragments of the other, now destroyed, planet to form the Moon. How far apart are two colliding cars? Zero.
How for moon from earth?
How FAR is the moon from the Earth? About a quarter of a million miles away. ~250,000 miles.
How far is earth from moon in AU?
The mean distance between the Earth and the moon is 0.00256957312 AU
Which is large the moon or earth?
earth, kinda obvious, no offence.
How far is 240000 miles?
From earth to the moon.
