Image credit: hdqwalls.com
Fact 1:
Every year, the moon drifts 3.78 CM (1.48 in) further away from earth.
Fact 2:
The moon is responsible for the tides occur on earth.
Fact 3:
The moon has quakes too, called as moonquakes, which can last up for half an hour.
Fact 4:
There is water on the moon, trapped in the form of ice within dust and minerals on and under the surface of moon.
Fact 5:
The dust of the moon, smells like gunpowder.
Fact 6:
We always see the same side of the moon because, moon rotates in 27 days and orbits around the earth in 27.32 days, which is roughly same, this phenomenon is called as tidal locking.
Fact 7:
A person would weigh much less on moon, because of it's gravity. So you would weigh one sixth (16.5%) of your weight on earth.
Fact 8:
The moon was formed when a Mars sized rock crashed to earth, about 4.5 billion years ago.
Fact 9:
There were active volcanoes on the moon when dinosaurs were alive on earth. Some scientists believe that some of them are active till now.
Fact 10:
Till now 12 people have walked on the surface of the moon.
Comment your questions which you want to be answered.
