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MOON
The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It orbits at an average distance of 384,400 km, about 30 times the diameter of Earth.
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The Moon is a dusty ball of rock, measuring 3,476km in diameter
Its surface is home to mountains, huge craters and flat planes called ‘seas’ made of hardened lava.
Although the Moon shines bright in the night sky, it doesn’t produce its own light. We see the Moon because it reflects light from the Sun.
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