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  • NASA Warns Lunar Explorers Not to Touch its Stuff

    NASA Warns Lunar Explorers Not to Touch its Stuff

  • WEATHER | Day after eclipse | Janison | MON 05/21/12/5PM

    WEATHER | Day after eclipse | Janison | MON 05/21/12/5PM

  • SOLAR ECLIPSE DAY AFTER | Avila | MON 05/21/12/5PM

    SOLAR ECLIPSE DAY AFTER | Avila | MON 05/21/12/5PM

  • 'Ring of Fire' Draws Massive Crowd

    'Ring of Fire' Draws Massive Crowd

  • 'Ring Of Fire' Impresses Millions Across US

    'Ring Of Fire' Impresses Millions Across US

  • Ring Of Fire

    Ring Of Fire

  • Ring of Fire Eclipse Seen in U.S., Asia

    Ring of Fire Eclipse Seen in U.S., Asia

  • Eclipse 'ring of fire' vows Japanese sky-gazers

    Eclipse 'ring of fire' vows Japanese sky-gazers

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The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth, and the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System. It is the largest natural satellite of a planet in the Solar System relative to the size of its primary, having a quarter the diameter of Earth and 1⁄81 its mass. The Moon is the second densest satellite after Io, a satellite of Jupiter. It is in synchronous rotation with Earth, always showing the same face; the near side is marked with dark volcanic maria among the bright ancient crustal highlands and prominent impact craters. It is the brightest object in the sky after the Sun, although its surface is actually very dark, with a similar reflectance to coal. Its prominence in the sky and its regular cycle of phases have, since ancient times, made the Moon an important cultural influence on language, calendars, art and mythology. The Moon's gravitational influence produces the ocean tides and the minute lengthening of the day. The Moon's current orbital distance, about thirty times the diameter of the Earth, causes it to appear almost the same size in the sky as the Sun, allowing it to cover the Sun nearly precisely in total solar eclipses.
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