The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth, and the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System. It is the largest natural satellite of a planet in the Solar System relative to the size of its primary, having 27% the diameter and 60% the density of Earth, resulting in ⁄81 its mass. The Moon is the second densest satellite after Io, a satellite of Jupiter.
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SpaceX is flying a Japanese billionaire to the moon in 2023
Last week, SpaceX announced it had signed up its first passenger for a trip to the moon. It's now revealed who that is: Japanese ...
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Full moon patents: Alphabet isn’t giving up on Google Glass
Ugh, the Gregorian calendar is so boring. That’s why we’re disrupting monthly series with a lunar cycle-based series ...
