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The Moon is the Earth's natural satellite.

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The Moon is the second brightest object in the sky after the Sun.

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The Moon orbits around the Earth.

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As the Moon travels the angle between the Earth, the Moon and the Sun changes and we see this as the cycle of the Moon's phases.

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The time between successive new moons is 29.5 days

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Each complete cycle of phases is called a "lunation".

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The New Moon - The Moon's unilluminated side is facing the Earth. The Moon is not visible

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The Full Moon - The Moon's illuminated side is facing the Earth. The Moon appears to be

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High and low tides on Earth's oceans are affected by the Moon's gravitational pull.

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The Moon has only one-sixth of the Earth's gravity.

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First spacecraft impact on the Moon is the Luna 1 ( USSR), 1959.