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The point where the Moon is furthest from Earth is called apogee. During apogee, the distance between the Earth and the Moon can be approximately 405,500 kilometers (about 252,000 miles). This distance varies due to the elliptical shape of the Moon's orbit. Apogee occurs approximately once every 27.3 days as the Moon completes its orbit around the Earth.

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When the moon is farthest from the earth this point is what?

The point in the Moon's orbit where it is furthest from the Earth is called the apogee.


What is the furthest away from the moon?

The furthest point away from the moon is its apogee, which is the farthest distance in its orbit around Earth. This distance is approximately 253,000 miles (405,500 kilometers) from the moon.


When the Moon is farthest from the Earth this point is called .?

The moon is said to be at its Perigee when at its closest point to the Earth, Apogee when at its furthest point. Perigee and Apogee can also be used for other objects when orbiting about the Earth. If we talk about objects orbiting the sun (such as the planets) we use the term Perihelion and Aphelion (the helion part coming from the latin name of helios for the sun). If the perigee coincides with a full moon, we get a `supermoon`. The moon is at its largest circumference as it is at its closest, and is also full.


What is the opposite of apogee?

Perigee is the opposite of appogee. Perigee is the point in the orbit of the moon at which it is nearest to the earth. Apogee the point in the orbit of the moon at which it is furthest from the earth.


What is the name of the point when a spacecraft is furthest from the moon?

The extreme points of an orbit are generically called "apsis", and that's now the preferred term for all bodies. The furthest point in the orbit would be apoapsis, or for the Moon specifically, apolune, though as noted this term is now deprecated. Note that this applies only to orbits. There is no word for the furthest point of the entire journey.


Where is the furthest distance on earth from Miami FL?

The furthest distance on Earth from Miami, FL would be the point furthest away from it, which is likely in China or Southeast Asia. The specific location would depend on the point on the earth's surface that is considered farthest from Miami.


What is the furthest distance man has been from earth?

To the moon 1969.


What the furthest point north on the Earth is called?

The point furthest north on the earth's surface is the point at 90 degrees north latitude, popularly referred to as the "north pole". The point furthest south on the earth's surface is the point at 90 degrees south latitude, popularly referred to as the "south pole".


Which planet with more than one moon is furthest from earth?

Neptune...


How far away is it to the moon in kilometers?

From the center of the earth to the center of the moon, the approximate distance is 384,403 km. But it depends on the whether the moon is at its furthest point or its closest point, as it ellipses around the earth.


How far have humans traveled from earth?

When the Apollo astronauts were in orbit around the moon they were the furthest any human had been from the earth.


Where on earth is closest to the moon?

The Moon orbits over the tropical areas, within about 28 degrees of latitude north or south. The point on the Earth which is absolutely the CLOSEST to the Moon would be the point when the Moon reaches its "perigee". But that point moves as the Moon orbits the Earth.