The beautiful Moon planet and how does it influence the Earth

The Moon (credit:goodfreephotos.com)

We all live on earth which is our home planet. But there are many more space bodies outside the Earth, including stars, planets as well as entire galaxies. But there are only a few of these things which we are able to see with our eyes and one of them is the Moon. There are different beliefs about the Moon in different civilizations, some consider it a symbol of love and some consider it the God.

But when we see the full Moon in a moonlight, many questions related to it arise in our mind like what is the Moon and how does it influence the Earth? So if you are also one of those people in whose mind such questions arise, then read this article completely because in this article we will give you all the important informations that you should know about the Moon.

Knowing the Earth's Satellite-The Moon.

he Earth is the only planet where life has been found, at least according to currently available information. All the planets like Uranus,Jupiter,Mars,Saturn have their natural satellites, some have only 2 and some have hundreds. The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth and this is the fifth largest satellite in the entire Solar System. Just as the Earth revolves around the Sun, this spacebody revolves around the Earth in the same way. The distance from Earth to the Moon is approximately 240,000 miles (3,85,000 km). A very thin atmosphere called exosphere is found on this Earth's satellite.

The Moon revolves around the Earth (Credit:ncert.nic.in)

The Moon is the only satellite outside the Earth where humans have set foot. If we talk about the present, then many organizations are also doing less to establish a human settlement on this beautiful spacebody. It is recognized as a planet-mass object and a differentiated rocky body that lacks significant atmosphere, hydrosphere or magnetic field. Its surface gravity is 0.1654 grams, which is one-sixth that of the Earth, that is, the weight of an object that weighs 10 kg on Earth will weigh about 1.66 kg on the Moon.

How does the Moon influence the Earth?

Many people who do not know enough about the Moon, think that apart from a little light, it does not have any effect on the earth. But the truth is that this spacebody directly and indirectly exerts a lot of influence on the Earth. Just as the Earth has its own gravity, in the same way this natural satellite also has its own gravity.

Earth's gravity keeps the Moon attached to it, and its gravity slightly prolongs Earth's day and is the main driver of Earth's tides. In simple words, this only satellite establishes its control over the ocean like Earth, which makes many things possible. If the Moon did not have gravity, then many such problems could have arisen which would have been opposed to life on the Earth. 

moon-phases-satellite-of-earth (Credit:depositphotos.com)

Apart from this, the pull of the Moon is also the reason for the continuous slowing of the rotation of the Earth. An effect known as Tidal Braking increases the length of our day by "2.3 milliseconds" per century.

So, the Moon directly and indirectly affects the Earth a lot.

Conclusion: 

he Earth has just only satellite which we can see with our opened eyes and also it gives us pleasure in the Moonlight and also has its own phases. This satellite influences the Earth causing tides on the Earth planet and has 5th position in the Solar System in the satellites category. Like the Earth, its satellite revolves but the Moon revolves around the Earth. 

The distance between the Moon and the Earth is 385000 km. When this spacebody is very close the Earth it is called the "Super Moon." This Earth natural satellite has become only spacebody on which humans have set their foot. This spacebody has exosphere (thinnest atmosphere) in this exosphere it is impossible for us to settle in it. Many countries have sent their spacecrafts on the explorations for more informations about the Earth's only satellite-The Moon.