"ONE SMALL STEP FOR MAN, ONE GIANT  LEAP FOR MANKIND."

These words by Neil Armstrong will tell you what i am going to talk about.

yes that's THE MOON -

I have some interesting facts for you:-

1-The Moon was formed around 4.5 billion years ago ,that's really near earth's age!

2-It was formed when an asteroid hit young earth throwing rocky debris into space that gradually coalesced.

3-It is made of same chemical elements as earth but in different proportions-calcium,lava,fragments of rocks

    and surface ice which was recently found in the south pole of the moon.

4-As its rotation period and earth's rotation period is same (29 days), we see only one side of the moon from earth

5-It does not emit light of its own but reflects sun's light.

6-It is the home to numerous form of landscapes that include volcanoes,hills,craters,plains etc.

7-There have been more than 12 successful moon missions.

8-The bright light of the full moon nearest the autumn equinox in September gave northern hemisphere farmers extra time to bring in  the harvest , hence it known as HARVEST MOON!