Physical Properties of the Moon

  Mass

  7.349×1022 Ц

  Volume

  2.197×1010 О3

  Mean Density

  3.342 g/Н3

  Equatorial Radius

  1738 О

  Polar Radius

  1735 О

  Volumetric Mean Radius

  1737.5 О

  Ellipticity

  0.002

  Equatorial Surface Gravity

  1.62  m/s2

  Equatorial Escape Velocity

  2.38  О/s

  Bond Albedo

  0.067

  Visual Geometric Albedo

  0.12

  Apparent Magnitude of Full Moon

-12.74

  Solar Irradiance

  1380  W/m2

  Black-body Temperature

  274.5  K

  Mean Surface Temperature(day)

  107 ∩

  Mean Surface Temperature(night)

-153 ∩

  Maximum Surface Temperature

  123 ∩

  Minimum surface Temperature

-233 ∩

  Topographic Range

  16 О

  Mean Distance from Earth

  384400  О

  Minimum Distance from Earth

  363300  О

  Maximum Distance from Earth

  405500  О

  Orbital Eccentricity

  0.0549

  Mean Orbital Velocity

  1.023  О/s

  Rotational Period

  27.32166  days

  Sidereal Period

  27.32166  days

  Synodic Period

  29.53059  days

  Tropical Period

  27.32158  days

  Anomalistic Period

  27.55455  days

  Nodical Period

  27.21222  days

  Tilt of Axis

  1.5424  deg.

  Orbital Inclination

  5.1454  deg.

  Recession Rate from Earth

  3.8  Н/yr

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