13 Facts About The Moon That Will Surprise You. Someone Is Buried There?!
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The moon can be a bit of a mystery to us, but these facts will shed light on how truly amazing it is.
1. Shadows are a lot more ominous.
Due to the lack of atmosphere, shadows are much darker.
2.Talks of blowing it up have already taken place.
The U.S. considered detonating nuclear weapons to demonstrate their power to Russia.
3. Without it, our days would only last 6-8 hours.
Tidal friction slows the Earth's rotational speed and it just keeps getting slower.
4. It'll make you feel slimmer.
Due to its weakened gravitational pull, if you weigh 100 pounds on Earth, you'll weigh about 16.6 on the moon.
5. It's the reason we have months.
The moon completes a full revolution in about 27 days.
6. It's already been polluted.
People have left plaques, flags, and non-functioning rovers on the moon.
7. It's what gives us tides.
Non-rigid parts of the world (oceans) bulge out toward the moon because the moon is more gravitationally attached to it.
8. There is no dark side of the moon.
We always see the same side of the moon because it spin on its axis in the same direction as Earth.
9. Someone is buried there.
Eugene "Gene" Shoemaker, a geologist and astronomer was unable to ever visit the moon due to health issues, but had his ashes sent to the moon after he passed away.
10. It keeps you up at night.
It's hard to stay and fall asleep when there's a full moon.
11. It's moody.
The moons temperatures are a lot more temperamental than Earth. It can get as hot at 260 degrees and as low as negative 260 degrees Fahrenheit.
12. It'll help your golf swing.
Astronaut Alan Sheppard drove a golf ball 2,400 feet off the moon.
13. It gets a new name every month.
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