Travel to the Moon!

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How often have you said, I wish I could go to the Moon? Well now you can! Read on to find out about our closest neighbor in space, the Moon. The Moon is dry and airless and has an irregular surface. Compared to Earth, the Moon is small and has large variations in its surface temperature. The Moon has many unusual structures, including maria, craters, and highlands. Maria: Dark, flat areas are hardened rock formed from huge lava flows that occurred 3-4 billion years ago. The singular form of maria is mare. Craters: Large round pits can be hundreds of kilometers across. These craters were caused by the impact of meteoroids, chunks of rock or dust from space.

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The Moon is a little less than the distance across the United States. This is about one fourth of the Earths diameter. The Moons average density is similar to the density of Earths outer layers. Its gravity is about one sixth of Earths. Temperatures vary so much on the Moon because the Moon does not have an atmosphere. The Moons surface gravity is so weak that gases can easily escape into space. The Moon has no liquid water. However, there may be patches of ice near the Moons poles. Scientists theorize that a planetsized object collided with Earth to form the Moon. Material from the object and Earths outer layers was ejected into orbit around Earth, where it formed a ring. Gravity caused this material to clump together to form the Moon.

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Highlands: Light-colored features you can see on the Moons surface. The peaks of the lunar highlands and the rims of the craters cast dark shadows. The highlands cover most of the Moons surface.