The Earth and Its Moon
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ttwyman1
Last updated 6 years ago
Discipline:
Science Subject:
Planets


Day and Night
To Infinity, and Beyond!
The Moon
I travel around the earth in a path called an ORBIT. Click on me to learn more about my different PHASES.
The first humans to walk on the moon were Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong. They were a part of the Apollo 11 spaceflight which landed on July 20, 1969.
The LUNAR CYCLE, the time it takes for the moon to complete all 8 phases, is 29.5 days long.
Earth spins on an AXIS, while the sun stays in the same place. Click here to learn more!
Click to see images of Earth at night, taken by the Suomi NPP satellite!
The Earth moves around the Sun in an orbit that takes one year.
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