10 FACTS ABOUT THE MOON


1. For the moon to orbit Earth it takes 27 days
to get back into its starting position.

2. The moon is 4.5 billion years old

3. The moon moves towards the east of our sky
by about 12 degrees each day.

4. The moon rises at the east and sets in the
west

5. The moon is about 250,000 miles away from
earth

6. The moon orbits the earth at a average of
2, 288 per hour

7. The surface of the moon has about the same
area of the continent of Africa.

8. Water was discovered on the moon in
November 2009

9. The moon reflects light from the sun.

10. There is no wind or weather on the moon


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