Facts About Moon

1)   Astronaut Neil Armstrong (the first man on the moon) first stepped on the moon with his left foot.

2)   The volume of the Earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean.

3)   Only 59% of the moon's surface is visible from earth.

4)   The Moon has no global magnetic field. You cannot use a compass to find your direction.

5)   The moon is about 1/4 the size of the Earth. It has no atmosphere.

6)   A man that weighs 180 pounds (82 kilograms) on Earth would weigh only 30 pounds (14 kilograms) on the Moon.

7)   Every year the moon moves about 3.8cm further away from the Earth. This is caused by tidal effects.

8)   The moon rotates around the Earth in an oval shape.

9)   There are two golf balls sitting on the moon.

10) There are 140 known natural satellites, also called moons, in orbit around the various planets in our solar system, ranging from bodies larger than our own moon to small pieces of debris(the remains of something that has been destroyed).