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| + | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" |Moon | ||
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| + | |colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image:MoonScrshot.jpg|240px]] | ||
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| + | |colspan="2" align="center"|'''Moon in Orbiter''' | ||
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| + | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Designation | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Name||align="right" width="30%"|Moon | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Reference body||align="right" width="30%"|Earth | ||
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| + | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Physical parameters* | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="50%"|7.348×10<sup>22</sup> kg | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Mean Radius||align="right" width="50%"|1.738×10<sup>6</sup> m | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Gravitational moments||align="right" width="50%"|n/a | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Siderial day||align="right" width="30%"|2.361×10<sup>6</sup> s | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Orbital period||align="right" width="30%"|2.324×10<sup>6</sup> s<br>(26.898 days) | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Obliquity of ecliptic||align="right" width="30%"|1.54° | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Atmosphere||align="right" width="30%"|No | ||
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| + | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Osculating elements (ecliptic frame)* | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Semi-major axis||align="right" width="30%"|3.8074×10<sup>8</sup> m | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Eccentricity||align="right" width="30%"|0.069266 | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Inclination||align="right" width="30%"| 5.06° | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from Orbiter 2016 | ||
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[[Image:MoonScrshot.jpg|thumb|right|Moon in Orbiter]] | [[Image:MoonScrshot.jpg|thumb|right|Moon in Orbiter]] | ||
| − | The Moon is [[Earth]]'s | + | The Moon is [[Earth]]'s only natural satellite. |
| − | + | == Physical characteristics == | |
| + | The moon is slightly ellipsoid about 1738 km in radius. | ||
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| + | The radius of the moon is about a quarter that of the Earth. Because it is far away it looks small, about half a degree wide. The gravity on the moon is one-sixth of the Earth's gravity. It means that something will be six times lighter on the Moon than on Earth. The Moon is a rocky and dusty place. The Moon moves slowly away from the earth at a rate of 3.8cm per year, due to the effect of tidal dissipation. | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | [[w:Moon|Moon]] in Wikipedia. | ||
| + | [[:Category: Add-ons for Moon]] | ||
see also: Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon] | see also: Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon] | ||
| − | + | {{Nsat-Stub}} | |
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[[Category:Celestial bodies]] | [[Category:Celestial bodies]] | ||
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Revision as of 12:17, 16 June 2021
| Moon | |
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| Moon in Orbiter | |
| Designation | |
| Name | Moon |
| Reference body | Earth |
| Physical parameters* | |
| Mass | 7.348×1022 kg |
| Mean Radius | 1.738×106 m |
| Gravitational moments | n/a |
| Siderial day | 2.361×106 s |
| Orbital period | 2.324×106 s (26.898 days) |
| Obliquity of ecliptic | 1.54° |
| Atmosphere | No |
| Osculating elements (ecliptic frame)* | |
| Semi-major axis | 3.8074×108 m |
| Eccentricity | 0.069266 |
| Inclination | 5.06° |
| Note | *Elements given are from Orbiter 2016 |
The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite.
Physical characteristics
The moon is slightly ellipsoid about 1738 km in radius.
The radius of the moon is about a quarter that of the Earth. Because it is far away it looks small, about half a degree wide. The gravity on the moon is one-sixth of the Earth's gravity. It means that something will be six times lighter on the Moon than on Earth. The Moon is a rocky and dusty place. The Moon moves slowly away from the earth at a rate of 3.8cm per year, due to the effect of tidal dissipation.
See also
Moon in Wikipedia. Category: Add-ons for Moon
see also: Wikipedia [1]
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