PLANET EARTH'S MOON



STATISTICS on EARTH'S MOON

Moon Statistics
 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 
 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 
 Orbital eccentricity0.0549 
 Tilt of axis (degrees)1.5424 
 Orbital inclination (degrees)5.1454 
 Equatorial surface gravity (m/sec^2)1.62 
 Equatorial escape velocity (km/sec)2.38 
 Visual geometric albedo0.12 
 Magnitude (Vo)-12.74 
 Mean surface temperature (day)107°C 
 Mean surface temperature (night)-153°C 
 Maximum surface temperature123°C 
 Minimum surface temperature-233°C 



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