The moon is the only natural satellite of the earth.
The size of the moon is only one third of the size of the earth.
The moon has no atmosphere and cannot sustain life like on earth.
The surface of the moon is very different from the surface of the earth because it consists of crater, mountains, and broad plains.
Temperature during the day on the moon can reach 127 degrees Celsius and the temperature at night can drop to -173 degrees Celsius.
The Moon orbits the earth every 27.3 days.
We always see the same side from the moon because the rotation is always in line with the orbit.
The moon has weaker gravity than the earth so that the objects in the moon fall slower than on earth.
Neil Armstrong became the first person to set foot on the moon on the Apollo 11 mission in 1969.
There are several theories about the origin of the moon, one of which is the theory that the moon is formed after a large collision between the earth and planetesimal the size of Mars.
