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Moon Facts 6,786 miles in diameter around it's widest part. The earth is 4 times the size of the moon. The moon is 384,400 kilometers away from the earth. The moon is 4.6 billion years old. The moon shines because it is reflecting light from the sun. The moon travels (orbits) around the earth. It takes 27 days, 7 hours and 43 minutes to orbit the Earth. 12 astronauts have walked on the moon.
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Updated 06/03/07
My Moon
Pictures Solar System Exploration (The Moon)
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CURRENT MOON
A lunar rover parked near the edge of Hadley Rille. Photo taken during the Apollo 15 mission in 1951.
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