Ten Moon Facts

1. When the moon was first formed it was more than 14,000 miles away from Earth. It is now more than 280,000 miles away.
2. Ocean tides are created by the moon's gravity pull.
3. The Earth and Moon are a double planet system.
4. The moon is shaped like an egg.
5. The moon's craters were created by space rocks.
6. The moon always shows the same face.
7. The moon is not a planet, its Earths satellite.
8. It is possible to have a month without a full moon.
9. The moon rotates at 10 miles per hour.
10. The moon has no magnetic field.