FACTS about the MOON

-The only natural satellite of the planet earth

-Distance from earth-384,400 km

-Diameter-3,476 km

-Mass-0.0123 of the earth

-Surface gravity-0.165 of the earth's

-Time taken to orbit earth(interval between one full moon and the next)-29.53 days or 709 hours

-Surface temperature-120 degree Celsius maximum to -163degree Celsius at night