About moon

UdaySep 22 2021

Facts About Moon

• The Moon is Earth’s only natural satellite and the fifth largest moon in the solar system.
• The Moon’s presence helps stabilize our planet’s wobble and moderate our climate.
• The Moon’s distance from Earth is about 240,000 miles (385,000km).
• The Moon has a very thin atmosphere called an exosphere.
• The Moon’s surface is cratered and pitted from comet and asteroid impacts.
  Earth's Moon is the only place beyond Earth where humans have set foot. The first person to stand on moon is Neil Armstrong.
  
  It was 1961. John F. Kennedy was the president of the United States. He wanted to land humans on the moon. The United States had just started trying to put people in space. Was NASA ready to go to the moon? The president and NASA knew they could do it. They were ready to put people on the moon. Apollo 11's mission was to land two men on the moon. They also had to come back to Earth safely.
  
  
  Apollo 11 blasted off on July 16, 1969. Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins were the astronauts on Apollo 11.
  
  
  Four days later, Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the moon. They landed on the moon in the Lunar Module. It was called the Eagle. Collins stayed in orbit around the moon. He did experiments and took pictures.
  
  On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to step on the moon. He and Aldrin walked around for three hours. They did experiments. They picked up bits of moon dirt and rocks.
  
  
  They put a U.S. flag on the moon. They also left a sign on the moon.
  
  
  The two astronauts returned to orbit, joining Collins. On July 24, 1969, all three astronauts came back to Earth safely.
  
  
  President Kennedy's wish came true. It took less than 10 years. Humans had walked on the moon.