May Moon Facts

Distance From Earth:

225,745 miles

Length of a Day:

27.3 days

Radius:

1,080 miles

Diameter:

2,160 miles

Weight:

81 Quintillion Tons

Surface Temp (Day):

273° F

Surface Temp (Night):

– 244° F

Gravity At Surface:

0.1667 g (1/6 Earth’s)

Orbital Speed

2,287 mph

Driving time by car (@70 mph):

135 days

Flying time by rocket:

60 to 70 hrs.

No. of Men Who Have Walked on Surface:

12

Age of Oldest Rock Collected:

4.5 Billions yrs.

Rocks Collected By Apollo:

842 pounds

Widest Craters:

140 miles (dia.)

Deepest Craters:

15,000+ (ft.)

Highest Mountains:

16,000+ (ft.)