Facts About The Moon National Geographic Kids National geographic kids is an exciting monthly read for planet passionate boys and girls, aged 6 13! packed full of fun features, jaw dropping facts and awe inspiring photos – it’ll keep you entertained for hours! find our magazine in all good newsagents, or become a subscriber and have it delivered to your door!. The diameter of the moon is 2,160 miles (3,476 kilometers). the moon's mass—the amount of material that makes up the moon—is about one eightieth of the earth's mass. • because the force of.
Moon National Geographic Society Changing faces. the moon is earth’s only natural satellite (a celestial body that orbits a planet). it takes the moon 27.3 days to make a complete orbit around the earth, but because the earth is moving around the sun at the same time, it takes the moon 29.5 days to go through its eight different ‘phases’ – a lunar month. Fast facts. location: earth orbit. distance from earth: 225,741 to 251,967 miles (363,295 to 405,503 kilometers) average surface temperature: 67° f ( 55° c) length of space journey from earth to the moon: 2 days. gravity: if you weigh 100 pounds (45 kilograms) on earth, you’d weigh 16.6 pounds (7.5 kilograms) here. The moon landing. the historic event captivated the world—and helped people look to the future. on july 20, 1969, millions of people gathered around their televisions to watch two u.s. astronauts do something no one had ever done before. wearing bulky space suits and backpacks of oxygen to breathe, neil armstrong and edwin “buzz” aldrin. Best known for: being the first human to walk on the moon. 1) neil armstrong was the first human to walk on the moon during the nasa (national aeronautics and space administration) apollo 11 mission on 20th july 1969. he completed the mission alongside co pilots edwin e. “buzz” aldrin and michael collins. 2) when neil was a child growing up.
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