The Moon

The Moon is the earths only Natural Satellite. The Moon is the also the furtherest place humans have visited. Its' orbit takes 27 days. Our Naturel Satellite is the Fifth Largest in the solar system. The first time the moon was visited was in 1959 by the soviets. The Moon is kept orbiting the Earth because of the Earths gravitational pull, But the moon is slowly leaving the presents of the Earth at a rate of 3.8 centimeters a year.

The Moon Causes the tides with its' gravitational pull. This is an example of high tide and low tide.









The Craters are formed by asteroids and comets crashing on the Moon.

The Moon