Proiect LUNA Luna satelitul natural al Terrei Lunar

Proiect LUNA Luna, satelitul natural al Terrei Lunar. IS National College Iasi, Romania

The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite and is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System. It is the largest natural satellite in the Solar System relative to the size of its planet. National College Iasi, Romania Lunar. IS

MOON PHASES As the moon circles the Earth, the shape of the moon appears to change; this is because different amounts of the illuminated part of the moon are facing us. The shape varies from a full moon (when the Earth is between the sun and the moon) to a new moon (when the moon is between the sun and the Earth). Lunar. IS National College Iasi, Romania

Eclipses can only occur when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are all in a straight line. Solar eclipses occur near a new Moon, when the Moon is between the Sun and Earth. In contrast, lunar eclipses occur near a full Moon, when the Earth is between the Sun and Moon. National College Iasi, Romania Lunar. IS

First man on the Moon Neil Alden Armstrong (born August 5, 1930) is an American aviator and a formerastronaut, test pilot, aerospace engineer, university profesor, and United States Naval Aviator. He was the first person to set foot on the Moon. His first spaceflight was aboard Gemini 8 in 1966, for which he was the command pilot National College Iasi, Romania Lunar. IS