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Full moon dates.All ashortwalk tide clock products are most accurate if you set, or reset them on a day of a full moon. For convenience we've listed the full moon dates for 2008. These are the same anywhere in the world. Jan 22 Feb 21 March 21 April 20 May 20 June 18 July 18 August 16 September 15 October 14 November 13 December 12Interesting facts about the moonRotation of moonThe same side of the Moon always faces the Earth. The Moon's rotation period is synchronous with its revolution period around the Earth.Change of distanceBecause of a loss of orbital energy to gravity from the Earth, the Moon is very gradually moving away from the Earth. In the very early history of the Earth, the Moon looked about 3 times larger in apparent size in the sky, because it was closer to the Earth. Lunar atmosphere The Moon has almost no atmosphere, because of its weak gravity. All types of gas will escape from its surface. Without an atmosphere, there is no wind or water erosion. The Moon's surface is about the same now as it was 3 billion years ago. The astronauts' footprints remain unchanged on the Moon's surface. The footprints should last at least 10 million years. |
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