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astronomy

moon

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Creaters formed by asterioids
Maria dark part of the moon( made of same thing as the bottom of the earths ocean) made of bulast
Rays staight lines comming of from creater impact
Hylans mountains/ plutous(of the moon)
tiltle lock revolves the same length it rotates
giant impact theory thea, about the size of mars, hit earth, left debreay in space and was capture by the earths gravity, forming the moon over time
moon dance 365.25 full moons per year( because of perspective) lunar cycle
lunar cycle/ synodic cycle 29.5 days (about a month) (moves 1/8 quarter waxing cressent (moon perspective changes)
waxing right side
wanning left side
terminator line which light no longer goes
perigee closest to the earth (looks bigger
apogee farthest from the earth (looks smaller)
solar eclipse eclipse during the day(when the moon blocks the sun)
lunar eclipse eclipse during the night(when the earth blocks the sun)
penumbra light shadow( lunar eclipse
umbral no light (lunar eclpise
3 types of solar eclipse total(completely covered)/ partial/ annular(fire ring)
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