Length of a Day: 27.3 days
Radius: 1,080 miles
Diameter: 2,160 miles
Weight: 81 Quintillion Tons
Surface Temp (Day): 273� F
Surface Temp (Night): - 244� F
Gravity At Surface: 0.1667 g (1/6 Earth's)
Orbital Speed 2,287 mph
Driving time by car (@70 mph): 135 days
Flying time by rocket: 60 to 70 hrs.
No. of Men Who Have Walked on Surface: 12
Age of Oldest Rock Collected: 4.5 Billions yrs.
Rocks Collected By Apollo: 842 pounds
Widest Craters: 140 miles (dia.)
Deepest Craters: 15,000+ (ft.)
Highest Mountains: 16,000+ (ft.)
The moon is actually moving away from earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year!
February: Ice or Snow Moon August: Corn or Sturgeon Moon
March: Storm or Worm Moon September: Harvest Moon
April: Growing or Pink Moon October: Blood or Hunter's Moon
May: Hare or Flower Moon November: Snow or Beaver Moon
June: Mead or Strawberry Moon December: Cold Moon