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Some four billion years ago a massive body, roughly the size of Mars, struck the nascent earth. The debris from this collision settled into orbit around the earth, like a ring. Within just a few thousand years it had coalesced into the moon.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agowell it means that the earth and the moon orbit at the same speed and at the same time making it where we see one side of the moon all the time.
think of it as having the moon and the earth connected by a steel rod that does not allow the moon to rotate on its axis any faster than it takes to move around the earth.
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∙ 11y agoA giant asteroid hit the earth and a piece broke off and stayed in the earths orbit and so became the moon.
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∙ 11y agoA Mars sized body hit Earth billions of years ago. I heard that astronomers said that may have formed the Moon.
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∙ 13y agoGod put it there and told it to, "Stay".
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What is the importance of knowing the seasons in our place?
Light of day does not effect earths high and low tides, the moon does. The Moon is in the gravitational pull of earths orbit. When the earth turns it pulls the moon slowly. But the moon does get ahead of the earth at some points causing high tide, but when the moon lags behind the earths pull it is low tide.
Why is Neil Armstrong famos?
Neil Armstrong was part of the Apollo 8 Mission into space. This mission sent 2 people on the moon; Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldren. Neil Amrstrong was the first American on the moon. In fact, he was also the first man on the moon.
Why is moon so important to men?
Moon is the earths only satellite, it also helps in giving the earth both low and high tides as well.. It also gives people light at night. And the Muslims have the star in their moon each year of Ramadan.
What was the date that Neil Armstrong landed on the moon?
on July 20,1969,neil Armstrong became the first person to set foot on the moon.
What Project did Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon?
Apollo 11 landed Neil Armstrong on the moon.
What does the earths moon mean?
the earths moon helps sustsian the gravity on the earths oceancs keeping them in balance
What is bigger earths moon or Mars?
I think Mars is bigger than Earths moon.
How many earths fit across the moon?
0.578987334321 Earths fit into the moon because the moon is smaller than the Earth
What is the name of the earths planet moon?
the moon
Where is earths moon located?
earths moon is located basicly on the earths gravitational pull called the ionosphere which is the highest magnetic field of earth
What is the atmosphere of the earths moon?
There is no atmosphere on the Earth's moon.
What has the greatest effect on earths tides?
The moon.
Is the earths moon a girl or boy?
Neither it is a moon!
Is the Moon the Earths brother?
No.
Which out of the moon or the sun is more attracted to the earths ocean?
The moon has a greater effect than the sun on the earths oceans.
Is it true the moon has a moon on it?
no moon itself is earths sattelite and it has got no personalsattelite
What shadow is bigger the Moon's umbra or earths umbra?
definitley the earths
