Moon Facts

Moons or satallites are objects in space that orbit a planet just like our moon. As the moon orbits the Earth, it's slowly moving away from Earth's orbit, as of right now the moon moves away 3.8cm each year.

Why is the Moon important?

The moon is significant in its impact on Earth's tides and climate. The moon has a strong gravitational pull on Earth, affecting the oceans to rise and fall, which is what we call high and low tides. Also due to the moon's gravity Earth's rotation speed is reduced, if it were faster the temperature on Earth would drop causes problems like food production.