Moon

Moon

The Moon is Earth’s only natural satellite and the closest celestial body to our planet. It is essential in influencing Earth’s tides and stabilizing its rotation. The Moon’s surface is covered in craters, mountains, and vast plains called maria. Unlike Earth, the Moon lacks an atmosphere, resulting in extreme tempera...

The Moon is the only natural satellite of Earth. Its diameter is about one-fourth that of Earth, and its gravity is just one-sixth as strong as Earth's.

Interestingly, the Moon rotates once about its axis while completing one orbit around Earth, so the same side always faces Earth, but the far side, which we never see from Earth, is called...