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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * A look at our nearest neighbor The Moon What is the Moon? A natural satellite One of more than 96 moons in our Solar System The only moon of the planet Earth The moon is a “natural satellite”. A satellite is anything the orbits a planet. Artificial satellites, ones made by humans, have four main uses: Communications Monitoring the weather Observing the Earth Exploring the solar system Where is the moon? About 384,000 km (240,000 miles) from Earth 3,468 km (2,155 miles) in diameter (about ? the size of Earth) How does the moon move? It revolves or orbi