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The far side of the Moon has a crust that is 30 mi (48 km) thicker than the near side of the Moon.

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No nation claims ownership of any part of the Moon's surface.

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The words lunacy and lunatic (popular shortening loony) are derived from the Latin name for the Moon, Luna.

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The far side of the Moon has a crust that is 30 mi (48 km) thicker than the near side of the Moon.

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For many years, the Moon has been recognized as an excellent site for telescopes.

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The Moon is in synchronous rotation with Earth, always showing the same face.

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The 2008 Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft has since confirmed the existence of surface water ice, using the on-board Moon Mineralogy Mapper.

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All Apollo lunar missions had a third crew member who remained on board the Command Module.

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The dark and relatively featureless lunar plains, clearly seen with the naked eye, are called maria.

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Almost all maria are on the near side of the Moon, and cover 31% of the surface of the near side.

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The Moon has an atmosphere so tenuous as to be nearly vacuum, with a total mass of less than 10 metric tons.

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The Soviet Union's Luna programme was the first to reach the Moon with uncrewed spacecraft in 1959.

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Almost all maria are on the near side of the Moon, and cover 31% of the surface of the near side.

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The Moon is in synchronous rotation with Earth, always showing the same face.

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@Castilloutgp063 All Apollo lunar missions had a third crew member who remained on board the Command Module.

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A total of twelve men have landed on the Moon.

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The Moon is thought to have formed about 4.51 billion years ago, not long after Earth

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Rock and soil samples were brought back to Earth by three Luna sample return missions.

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Almost all maria are on the near side of the Moon, and cover 31% of the surface of the near side.

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The Moon is thought to have formed about 4.51 billion years ago, not long after Earth