Earth's+Moon


 * Another name for the Earth’s moon is Luna.
 * The moon is about 240,000 miles away from earth.
 * The moon is 1/4 the size of earth.
 * The moon is about the same age as earth.


 * The moon takes 24 hours to rotate the earth.
 * All of the holes on the moon are called craters.
 * The moon's surface is covered by thousands of bowl shaped craters.


 * The moon does not make its own light. It just reflects the sun's light.
 * The moon is earth's closest neighbor in space.
 * In 1969 and early 1970's astronauts from the Apollo space program landed on the moon to gather information.
 * There are no living things on the moon.
 * Twelve people have walked on the moon.
 * No people can live on the moon because the craters are not safe .The moon rotates very quickly at midnight. When the sun goes down the moon stays in its place.