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  2. List of Solar System objects by size - Wikipedia

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    These lists contain the Sun, the planets, dwarf planets, many of the larger small Solar System bodies (which includes the asteroids), all named natural satellites, and a number of smaller objects of historical or scientific interest, such as comets and near-Earth objects.

  3. Moon - Wikipedia

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    The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite.It orbits at an average distance of 384,400 km (238,900 mi), about 30 times the diameter of Earth. Tidal forces between Earth and the Moon have synchronized the Moon's orbital period (lunar month) with its rotation period at 29.5 Earth days, causing the same side of the Moon to always face Earth.

  4. Lunar distance - Wikipedia

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    The instantaneous EarthMoon distance, or distance to the Moon, is the distance from the center of Earth to the center of the Moon. In contrast, the Lunar distance ( LD or Δ ⊕ L {\textstyle \Delta _{\oplus L}} ), or EarthMoon characteristic distance , is a unit of measure in astronomy .

  5. List of natural satellites - Wikipedia

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    Smaller moons may (and most likely do) exist around each of these planets, but are currently undetectable from Earth. Although spacecraft have visited all of these planets, Earth-based telescopes continue to outperform them in moon-detection ability due to their greater availability for wide-field surveys. [citation needed]

  6. File:Ganymede, Earth & Moon size comparison.jpg - Wikipedia

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    The Earth seen from Apollo 17.jpg FullMoon2010.jpg Ganymede, moon of Jupiter, NASA.jpg: Author: Apollo 17 Picture of the Whole Earth: NASA. Telescopic Image of the Full Moon: Gregory H. Revera Computer-enhanced image of Ganymede: NASA/JPL/DLR

  7. Earth is getting a ‘mini moon’ tonight as small asteroid ...

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    Earth has a new “mini-moon” after an asteroid has joined our orbit. The object, known as 2024 PT5, has been chasing after us for years. Now, it has become close enough to be pulled in by our ...

  8. File:Moon, Earth size comparison.jpg - Wikipedia

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  9. Massachusetts will see biggest, lowest full moon in years ...

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    The "strawberry full moon" in June this year will be the lowest in the sky in years. Here's when to see it and why the moon will appear so large.