Tetratto: Wow what a Lovely quiet day. I hope no Astronomy nerd comes around and talks about Space! Me: I am Astronomy nerd. I talk about Space

As you all (hopefully) know, the moon is the.. well, moon orbiting around our planet. it does actually have a proper name, which is Luna! (Sometimes also referred to as Selene and Cynthia) You may think it was always called Luna, but it gained its name from the word Lunatic! This was because the moon was tied to what was one of the biggest causes of people going crazy. The moon, as the Earth's only natural satellite, carries a LOT of weight on it's shoulders! It's pull helps balance the tides, one of it's most known features.

By geophysical definitions, it is known as a "Satellite Planet" or "Planetary-Mass Object". In the solar system, it is the fifth largest moon overall and is more massive than most (known) dwarf planets (Such as Pluto, Ceres and MakeMake). Despite this, it's mass is only 1.2% of Earth's own and it's diameter is only 3.4 thousand KM. It's surface gravity is about 1/6th of Earth's own and about 1/2 of Mars's.

The Moon (except for when it's passing through Earth's shadow during Lunar Eclipses) is always lit up by the Sun. However, from the Earth's surface, the visible light shifts during the orbit of the moon, which fuels the 'Lunar Phases'/'Moon Phases'. The Moon is and will (most likely) always be the brightest celestial body in the Earth's night sky. This is (mainly) due to the large angular diameter and the due to the Lunar Surface being comparable to that of Asphalt. Despite the large size difference in technicality, The apparent size from the earth sky is that of the Sun's own, allowing it to cover the Sun almost if not completely during Solar Eclipses.