Orbit of the Moon
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orbit-of-the-moon-172-15094404
title:
Orbit of the Moon
text:
The Moon orbits Earth in the prograde direction and completes one revolution relative to the Vernal Equinox and the stars in about 27.32 days and one revolution relative to the Sun in about 29.53 days. Earth and the Moon orbit about their barycentre, which lies about 4,670 km (2,900 mi) from Earth's centre, forming a satellite system called the Earth–Moon system. On average, the distance to the Moon is about 385,000 km (239,000 mi) from Earth's centre, which corresponds to about 60 Earth radii o
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
The Moon's circuit around Earth
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbit_of_the_Moon
date created:
2006-06-22T22:04:14Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T22:56:39Z
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