Moon

What is a moon?
✩ A moon is defined to be a celestial body that makes an
orbit around a planet, including the eight major planets,
dwarf planets, and minor planets. A moon may also be
referred to as a natural satellite, although to differentiate
it from other astronomical bodies orbiting another body,
e.g. a planet orbiting a star, the term moon is used
exclusively to make a reference to a planet’s natural
satellite.
✩ The first moons to be discovered outside of the Earth’s
moon were the Galilean moons of Jupiter, named after
astronomer and discoverer Galileo Galilei. The moons Io,
Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto are Jupiter’s largest and
only the first four to be revealed, as to date, the planet has
63 moons.
✩ Other than the four Galilean moons, Saturn’s Titan and
Neptune’s Triton are two other moons which are
comparable in size to the Earth’s Moon. In fact, these
seven moons are the largest natural satellites in the solar
system, measuring more than 3,000 kilometers in
diameter. Only the inner planets Mercury and Venus have
no moons.
✩ An interesting fact about some of the solar system’s
largest moons that most people may not be aware of is
that a few of them are geologically active. While we may
not see the Moon spewing lava or displaying any evidence
of tectonic activity, Jupiter’s Io and Europa, Saturn’s Titan
and Enceladus, and Neptune’s Triton have been found to
be volcanically active bodies.
What is a moon made of?
✩ The average composition of the lunar surface by weight is
roughly 43% oxygen, 20% silicon, 19% magnesium, 10%
iron, 3% calcium, 3% aluminum, 0.42% chromium, 0.18%
titanium and 0.12% manganese. Orbiting spacecraft have
found traces of water on the lunar surface that may have
originated from deep underground.
Why is the moon so special?
✩ The brightest and largest object in our night sky, the Moon makes
Earth a more livable planet by moderating our home planet's
wobble on its axis, leading to a relatively stable climate. It also
causes tides, creating a rhythm that has guided humans for thousands
of years.
What is importance of moon?

✩ The brightest and largest object in our night sky,

the Moon makes Earth a more livable planet by
moderating our home planet's wobble on its
axis, leading to a relatively stable climate. It
also causes tides, creating a rhythm that has
guided humans for thousands of years.
Why does the moon glow?

✩ The Moon gets its light from the Sun. In the same way that
the Sun illuminates Earth, the Moon reflects the Sun's
light, making it appear bright in our sky.
How old is the moon?
✩ Formation. The leading theory of the Moon's origin is that
a Mars-sized body collided with Earth about 4.5 billion
years ago.
How the moon was born?

✩ What is most widely accepted today is the giant-impact

theory. It proposes that the Moon formed during a
collision between the Earth and another small planet,
about the size of Mars. The debris from this impact
collected in an orbit around Earth to form the Moon.
How hot is moon?

✩ Taking the Moon's TemperatureDaytime temperatures

near the lunar equator reach a boiling 250 degrees
Fahrenheit (120° C, 400 K), while nighttime temperatures
get to a chilly -208 degrees Fahrenheit (-130° C, 140 K).
What are the different types of moon?
✩ These eight phases are, in order, new Moon, waxing
crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full Moon,
waning gibbous, third quarter and waning crescent.
What is the lightest moon in our solar system?

✩Deimos moon
✩ Deimos moon is the smallest moon of our solar system.
The average diameter of Deimos is 12.6 kilometers.
Deimos moon completes its one round around Mars in 30
hours. Its orbiting time is more than the single day of
Mars.
What is the largest moon n the solar system?
✩ Ganymede
✩ Ganymede, a satellite of Jupiter, is the largest and most
massive of the Solar System's moons. The ninth-largest
object of the Solar System, it is the largest without a
substantial atmosphere