The Space World

  There is only one natural satellite of the planet Earth. The Earth’s rotation is gradually slowing. Earth has a powerful magnetic field. The Earth was once believed to be the center of the universe. The Earth is the densest planet in the Solar System. Earth is the only planet not named after a god.     Earth is the only planet not named for a mythological god or goddess. The rotation of the Earth is gradually slowing down. Earth is the most dense planet in the solar system. The Earth was once believed to be the center of the universe. The gravity between the Earth and the Moon causes the tides on Earth.     The Earth’s atmosphere is composed mainly of nitrogen (78%), oxygen (21%), argon (.93%), and carbon dioxide (0.03%). The Earth is around 4.6 billion years old according to scientists. The Earth is the densest planet in the Solar System.

  The surface area of the moon is 14,658,000 square miles or 9.4 billion acres. Only 59% of the moon's surface is visible from earth. The moon rotates at 10 miles per hour compared to the earth's rotation of 1000 miles per hour. The moon is not a planet, but a satellite of the Earth.          It is the fifth largest moon in the Solar System. Read on and enjoy the wide range of interesting facts abouts the Earth’s Moon. The average distance from the Moon to the Earth is 384403 kilometres (238857 miles). The Moon orbits the Earth every 27.3 days. The Moon is the Earth’s only natural satellite.       The Moon is drifting away from the Earth. The rise and fall of the tides on Earth is caused by the Moon. The Moon has quakes. The dark side of the moon is a myth. The Moon has no atmosphere. The Moon has only been walked on by 12 people; all American males. A person would weigh much less on the Moon.