Time scale |
Animation |
60 |
sec. |
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Represent |
28 |
days |
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Earth |
28 |
rotation cycles |
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Moon |
1 |
orbital and rotation cycles |
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Points of view data |
Point of view |
FOV |
Distance to Earth center |
Horizontal alignment |
Located |
Earth&Moon |
40° |
545,000 km |
Ecliptic - North pole up |
Opposition to the Sun |
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...to Moon center |
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Moon Cycle |
1° |
378,022 km |
Ecliptic - North pole up |
Sea level / Moon orbit plane |
Moon, Earth & Sun |
50° |
6,000 km |
" |
Moon equator |
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Model maps* |
Earth: Satellite map, with a simulated cloud cover by Don Edwards. |
Moon: Photographic map with some fictitious parts in the poles, by John Van Vliet |
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* See Credits |