By Sakshi Sah
Published Mar 22, 2025

Hindustan Times
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Mesmerising photos of Earth’s Moon captured by NASA

Discover amazing facts about our Moon and its history.

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In Latin, the Moon is called “Luna.” This is why we use the word “lunar” for Moon-related things.

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The Moon has a radius of 1,740 km. If Earth were the size of a nickel, the Moon would be as small as a coffee bean.

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The moon is less than a third of the width of Earth.

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Moon is slowly moving away from Earth, getting about an inch farther away each year.

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The Moon likely formed after a Mars-sized body collided with Earth several billion years ago.

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Early missions suggested the Moon was completely dry, but later discoveries changed our understanding.

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The first confirmed discovery of water on the Moon was made in 2008 by India’s Chandrayaan-1 mission.

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