Moon Day
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
so it turns out today, as well as being Ugly Truck Contest Day, is Moon Day!
Did You Know....?
that the moon is (about) 238,857 miles away from earth?
the moon is also called Luna?
that the first people to land on the moon were Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin in Apollo 11?
The Moon is covered with tens of thousands of craters?
The Moon (and also the Sun) appear larger when close to the horizon?
Humans first landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969?
The Moon has been the subject of many works of art and literature and the inspiration for countless others?
During the Nazi era in Germany, the Welteislehre theory, which claimed the Moon was made of solid ice, was promoted by Nazi leaders?
that the Moon under the same jurisdiction as international waters?
that the Outer Space Treaty restricts use of the Moon to peaceful purposes, explicitly banning weapons of mass destruction (including nuclear weapons) and military installations of any kind?
thatthe Moon Treaty, was proposed to restrict the exploitation of the Moon's resources by any single nation, but it has not been signed by any of the space-faring nations?
to find out more about the big 'ol moon go to http://moon.google.com
now you know more about the Moon! so the next time you see the moon say, hi , good morning, good afternoon, good night and would you like a muffin?
have fun guys!
oh yeah!!
New Members!!
Ben-The Honorary Mushroom Penguin
Eli-*Name Not Chosen Yet*
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