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Slide 1 Slide 2 Moon Facts No atmosphere or water Temperature Range: 100 o C to -170 o C Moon’s gravity is 1/6 th as strong as Earth’s Diameter is less…
Slide 1Astronomy Slide 2 Rotation Axis - the imaginary line that passes through Earth’s center and the North and South poles. Rotation - the spinning of Earth on its axis.…