Au cours du programme Apollo des années 1960 et 1970, la NASA a envoyé neuf missions sur la Lune. Six d'entre eux ont fait atterrir des astronautes en toute sécurité à la surface, les seules fois où des humains ont visité un autre monde.
The Moon: The Basics
Our moon makes Earth a more livable planet by moderating our home planet's wobble on its axis, leading to a relatively stable climate, and creating a tidal rhythm that has guided humans for thousands of years. The moon was likely formed after a Mars-sized body collided with Earth and the debris formed into the most prominent feature in our night sky. It is the only celestial a body beyond Earth that has been visited by human beings.
Distance from the Earth: About 239,000 miles.
"Year" (time to orbit the Earth): About 27 Earth days.
Day: About 27 Earth days.
Minimum temperature: -387 degrees Fahrenheit.
Maximum temperature: 253 degrees Fahrenheit.
The Moon: The Basics
Our moon makes Earth a more livable planet by moderating our home planet's wobble on its axis, leading to a relatively stable climate, and creating a tidal rhythm that has guided humans for thousands of years. The moon was likely formed after a Mars-sized body collided with Earth and the debris formed into the most prominent feature in our night sky. It is the only celestial a body beyond Earth that has been visited by human beings.
Distance from the Earth: About 239,000 miles.
"Year" (time to orbit the Earth): About 27 Earth days.
Day: About 27 Earth days.
Minimum temperature: -387 degrees Fahrenheit.
Maximum temperature: 253 degrees Fahrenheit.