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Top 10 Interesting Facts About Moon: It’s safe to say that ever since humanity realised its presence, the Moon turned into a major source of curiosity and admiration among people. From studying it to simply taking it as an inspiration, the Moon, directly or indirectly, has been a part of human evolution for ages. So for today, we thought of taking a deeper look into our beautiful natural satellite. We have found some interesting facts about the Moon that you might want to take a look at. The list was compiled by ‘The Royal Museum Greenwich'.

Interesting facts about the Moon. (Source: Pexels)

Top 10 Interesting Facts About Moon That Will Shock You:

Water On Moon
Not the regular kind of water that we drink on Earth, but studies and research suggest that the Moon has ‘forms of ice’ that are trapped within its surface. As per reports, the said ‘trapped ice’ is at the Moon’s lunar surface, making it colder.

Moonquakes
Apparently, not just the Earth but the Moon too gets its fair share of quakes. As per reports, these moonquakes are often the results of the Earth’s ‘gravitational influence’. However, unlike Earth’s earthquakes, the quakes on the Moon can leave the surface shaking for up to ‘half an hour’.

Tides
Everyone knows about the changes in tides that the Moon causes, however, the Moon is reportedly also responsible for ‘rock tides’. As per reports, these changes are not as visible as the tides in the ocean.

Moon’s Origin
Many scientists believe that the Moon was a result of a major collision, where reportedly a rock the size of Mars, hit the Earth, years ago.

Drifting Moon
We should consider ourselves lucky that we were born in the times when the Moon was still visible to us! Confused as to why? Well, as per reports, the Moon is slowly drifting away from us on a yearly basis.

Size Illusion
This one might not be that uncommon but it sure is a fact that was allegedly discovered late. They might look the same, but the sizes of the Moon and the Sun have an extremely huge difference.

Dark Surface
It might be the most 'beautiful and bright face’ to poets, but the Moon as per studies, has a dark surface. We are sure you never saw this one coming. Did you?

Synchronous Rotation
Unlike the Earth, the Moon only shows one side, which also means that there is always a side of the Moon that no one has ever seen from the Earth. Such rotation is called Synchronous Rotation.

Density
Unlike Earth, there are quite a number of planets that have multiple moons. As per reports, the Moon is the second most dense natural satellite, after Jupiter’s moon, Lo.

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Earth Natural Satellite
As mentioned above, many planets have multiple moons, hence, multiple satellites. The Earth, however, only has one natural satellite; the Moon!

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