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- 3. -the Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. The Moon orbits Earth at an average distance of 384,402 km, or 1.28 light-seconds.
- 5. -the Moon does not emit its own light, shining instead by reflecting sunlight. A week after New Moon, the Moon reaches its First Quarter.
- 7. -the Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. The Moon orbits Earth at an average distance of 384,402 km, or 1.28 light-seconds.
- 8. -in astronomy, the new moon is the first lunar phase, when the Moon and Sun have the same ecliptic longitude. At this phase, the lunar disk is not visible to the unaided eye, except when silhouetted during a solar eclipse.
- 9. -crescent definition is - the moon at any stage between new moon and first quarter and National Geographic, "What is that glow from Europa?," 11 Nov. 2020
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- 1. -a quarter moon occurs when we see the Moon half illuminated by the Sun, and half enshrouded in darkness. You can have a first quarter moon, when the Moon is halfway between a new moon and full moon.
- 2. -third Quarter Moon is the last primary phase when the Moon has reached the third, or last, quarter of its orbit around Earth, hence the name.
- 4. -a gibbous” moon is any moon that appears more than half lighted but less than full.
- 5. -The full moon is the lunar phase when the Moon appears fully illuminated from Earth's perspective. This occurs when Earth is located between the Sun and the Moon.
- 6. -the moon is called a waning moon when it is in the phase in which its visible surface area is getting smaller. A waning moon occurs between a full moon (when the visible surface is fully round and lit up) and a new moon (when the surface that faces Earth is completely covered in shadow).