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A lunar distance (LD) is an astronomical measurement of the distance from the Earth to the Moon. The average distance from Earth to the Moon is 384,403 kilometers or 238,857 miles, but the actual distance varies over the course of the orbit of the moon. Depending on the Moon's location in its orbit, it is between 225,623 and 252,088 miles away from Earth. This is about 30 times the diameter of the Earth.
Measurements of the lunar distance are made by measuring the time it takes for light to travel between the LIDAR stations on Earth and the retroreflectors placed on the Moon. Experiments show that the Moon is spiraling away from Earth at an average rate of 3.8 cm per year.
Orbital distances are calculated between the center of the Earth and the center of the Moon. So the actual surface-to-surface distance is shorter by about 7457 kilometers (4634 miles).
Because tides spin faster than the Moon moves, the tidal reaction pulls the Moon forward a tiny bit. The moon recedes at a rate of approximately 3.8 cm (1.5 inches) per year. When there was only one continent, the rate was less.
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The moon is on an elliptical orbit, so it it not consistently the same distance from earth. When the moon is the closest to earth, it is 225,623 miles away; when the moon is farthest away from earth, it is 252,088 miles away.
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Is the moon at apogee near or far from the earth?
Its far, apo means up/away
Why is gravity on the moon not as strong as on earth?
The moon has far less mass than Earth, so the force of gravity will be much lower.
Why is there high tides on the side of Earth farthest from the moon?
The moon pulls on the water AND the earth leaving the water on the far side behind.
Which inner planet has the largest moon?
Earth has the largest moon in the inner solar system by far.
Does the earths ozone layer include the moon too?
The earth's ozone layer does not include the moon. The moon is far beyond.
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.
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 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.
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
How far is 240000 miles?
From earth to the moon.
Do I weigh more on the moon than I do on earth?
Considerably less because the Moon has far less mass then the Earth hence far weaker gravity.
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.
How far is moon from Sri Lanka?
The moon is approximately 238855 miles from Earth.
Is the moon apogee near to or far from the earth?
"Apogee" means the point in the moon's orbit where it's farthest from earth.
How far is the earth from the moon in miles?
The average distance Earth to the Moon is 384,403 km (238,857 miles).
