The Moon
| Moon Statistics
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| Mass (kg) |
7.349e+22 |
| Mass (Earth = 1) |
1.2298e-02 |
| Equatorial radius (km) |
1,737.4 |
| Equatorial radius (Earth = 1) |
2.7241e-01 |
| Mean density (gm/cm^3) |
3.34 |
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| Mean distance from Earth (km) |
384,400 |
| Rotational period (days) |
27.32166 |
| Orbital period (days) |
27.32166 |
| Average length of lunar day (days) |
29.53059 |
| Mean orbital velocity (km/sec) |
1.03 |
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| Orbital eccentricity |
0.0549 |
| Tilt of axis (degrees) |
1.5424 |
| Orbital inclination (degrees) |
5.1454 |
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| Equatorial surface gravity (m/sec^2) |
1.62 |
| Equatorial escape velocity (km/sec) |
2.38 |
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| Visual geometric albedo |
0.12 |
| Magnitude (Vo) |
-12.74 |
| Mean surface temperature (day) |
107°C |
| Mean surface temperature (night) |
-153°C |
| Maximum surface temperature |
123°C |
| Minimum surface temperature |
-233°C |