Moon fact card
Moon fact card The moon is a fascinating and mysterious place. Scientists and moon explorations have discovered lots about this lunar landscape since our curiosity with it began. Use the facts below to help children develop their knowledge and understanding of the moon. • Only 12 people have been on the moon. • There is 384,467 kilometres from the Earth to the moon. Which is the same as 34,235,708 London Routemaster buses end-to-end! • The moon has extreme day/night temperatures - about 107˚C during the day and -153˚C at night. • The moon is around 4.5 billion years old. • The moon orbits the earth every 27 days. • From Earth, we always see the same side of the moon; the other side is always hidden. • The moon dust is as fine as flour. • The moon moves 3.8cm away from the Earth every year.
• One day on the moon is 29 days 12 hours 44 minutes long. • Mobile phones now have more computer power than the computers used for the Apollo 11 Moon landing in 1969. • Travelling to the moon would take approximately 167 days by car, 3 days by rocket and 1.3 seconds at the speed of light. • About 50 moons would fit into 1 Earth. • The moon rotates at almost 10 miles per hour compared to the earth’s rotation which is 1000 miles per hour. • It is estimated that it would take 400,000 full moons to equal the brightness of the sun.
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• One day on the moon is 29 days 12 hours 44 minutes long. • Mobile phones now have more computer power than the computers used for the Apollo 11 Moon landing in 1969. • Travelling to the moon would take approximately 167 days by car, 3 days by rocket and 1.3 seconds at the speed of light. • About 50 moons would fit into 1 Earth. • The moon rotates at almost 10 miles per hour compared to the earth’s rotation which is 1000 miles per hour. • It is estimated that it would take 400,000 full moons to equal the brightness of the sun.
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