Moon

:For other moons in the solar system see natural satellite. For the astrological meaning of the Moon, see Solar system in astrology. For other uses see Moon (disambiguation).

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The Moon is the planet Earth's only natural satellite. It has no formal name other than "The Moon" although it is occasionally called Luna (Latin for moon), or Selene, to distinguish it from the generic "moon" (natural satelites of other planets are also called moons). Its symbol is a crescent (Unicode: ☾). The terms lunar, selene/seleno-, and cynthion (from the Lunar deities Selene and Cynthia) refer to the Moon (aposelene, selenocentric, pericynthion, etc.).

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The average distance from the Moon to the Earth is 384,403 kilometers (238,857 miles). The Moon's diameter is 3,476 kilometers (2,160 miles).

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The first manmade object to land on the Moon was Luna 2 in 1959, the first photographs of the otherwise invisible far side of the Moon were made by Luna 3 that same year, and the first people to land on the Moon came aboard Apollo 11 in 1969.

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Natural satellite: The common noun moon (not capitalized) is used to mean any natural satellite of the other planets. There are at least 140 moons within Earth's solar system, and presumably many others orbiting the planets of other stars....

Solar system in astrology: In traditional Western astrology, the planets have the significances listed below. These significances have been handed down since ancient times and come from Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos. Note that in astrology, the Sun and Moon are referred to as "planets" for the sake of convenience. Sometimes the Sun a...

Moon (disambiguation): The NOUN Moon refers, among other things, to:...

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