Wednesday, January 19, 2011

The Moon and the atmosphere

 I have read some articles on Wikipedia.


Today I'll be reviewing the moon and the atmosphere! What is the moon? The moon is the earths only natural satellite, and fifth largest satellite in the Solar System. What is a solar eclipse? An eclipses can only happen when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are all in a straight line. How does a solar eclipse happen? An annular eclipse happens when the Sun and Moon are exactly in a line. The Moon does not have any atmosphere. The word Moon is a Germanic word, related to the Latin mensis which means month and the greek translation μήνας which means month also. These objects were given distinct names to stop confusion. The Moon is sometimes called by its Latin name Lunar. The forces between the Earth and the Moon cause some interesting effects. The gravitational field of the Moon has been measured through tracking the radio signals there are many moons in the world but people dont know how much for they dont know if space ends or not. Understanding of the Moon's cycles was an early development of astronomy: by the 5th century BC, Babylonian astronomers had filmed the 18-year Saros cycle of lunar eclipses, and Indian astronomers had described the Moon’s monthly elongation. The Chinese astronomer ( Shi Shen in the 4th century BC ) Had made some good instructions for predicting solar and lunar eclipses.


I hope this helped you to learn about. What is the moon? What is a solar eclipse. How does a solar eclipse happen. and other things you may want to know about the moon or the atmosphere.




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