Moon – National Radio Astronomy Observatory

What is the Orientation of the Moon’s Orbital Plane Relative to the Earth’s Equator?

The inclination of the Moon’s orbit relative to Earth’s equator varies, ranging from approximately 18.3 to 28.6 degrees over an…

Planets that are in orbits that are closer to the Sun than Earth (Venus and Mercury) generally follow the…

In fact, all total solar eclipses are due to the projected disk of the Moon completely covering the projected…

There is a really nice and detailed answer to this question posted on the Ask Dr. Universe blog. Even…

Richard Fienberg provided the answer to this question in a post to Sky & Telescope in 2006. As you…

Yes. The Moon was formed during a giant impact about 60-175 million years after the solar system was born. …

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