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The Moon is the only celestial body besides Earth that humans have set foot on.

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Moons are also called satellites.

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The Moon is approximately 239,000 miles from Earth.

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The creation of the Moon came about when a giant rock slammed into Earth billions of years ago.

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The Moon always shows us the same face. We never see the other side of the Moon from Earth.

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The Moon is cratered more than Earth because of asteroid collisions and the lack of a Moon atmosphere.

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The Moon causes the tides in the Earth's oceans.

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The Moon is slowly moving farther from the Earth.