10 facts of the Moon
Moon, the only natural satellite for the Earth is having a lot of facts not known to many people. So, we take the opportunity to give you the Xtreme facts about the moon.
1) The Moon is the only celestial body apart from Earth that Humans have stood on.
2) Every part of the Moons surface is made up of rocks and dust.
3) Half of the moon is always in daylight and the other half is always in darkness.
4) Age - 4.6 billion years.
5) Diameter - 3476 km (2160 miles).
6) Distance from the Earth - 384,000 km (238,00 miles).
7) Surface temperature - -173 to 105 degrees centigrade (-279 to 221 F).
Gravity - 0.16 of the Earth.
9) Mass - 0.012 of the Earth.
10)Rotation period - 27.3 days.
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