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ORRERY: Moon - Earth's Only Natural Satellite

General information about the satellite, the eclipses and the phases, presented in a popular language.
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USGS Astrogeology: Earth's Moon

Links to web pages about the Earth's Moon on the Astrogeology Research Program web sites. ... The Moon is the satellite of the Earth. ...
astrogeology.usgs.gov/SolarSystem/Earth/Moon/ - 21k - 3 Oct 2006 -

Circular Motion Principles for Satellites

A satellite is any object which is orbiting the earth, sun or other massive body. Satellites can be categorized as natural satellites or man-made satellites ...
www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/GBSSCI/PHYS/CLASS/circles/u6l4b.html - 16k -

Natural satellite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Moons of solar system scaled to Earth's Moon. A natural satellite is a non-man-made object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself. ...
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Earth's Moon - Luna - Earth's Natural Satellite - The Moon

The Moon is the only natural satellite of the planet Earth. It was known as Luna to the Romans, Selene and Artemis to the Greeks, and many other names in ...
space.about.com/od/moonluna/index.htm - 19k -

Natural Satellite - MSN Encarta

The best-known natural satellite is Earth's Moon. The Moon is unusually large relative to the size of its primary (Earth); in fact, it is significantly ...
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natural satellite: Information From Answers.com

satellite, natural, celestial body orbiting a planet, asteroid, or star of a larger size. The most familiar natural satellite is the earth's moon ;
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SeeSat-L Jun-00 : En: Natural Satellites

As far as anyone knows, there are no natural satellites of the Earth > > besides the Moon. It is very difficult for satellites to be captured into > > orbit ...
www.satobs.org/seesat/Jun-2000/0207.html - 10k -

What Is a Satellite?

Some satellites are natural, like the moon, which is a natural satellite of the earth. Other satellites are made by scientists and technologists to go ...
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Earth

Earth's Moon. NASA Image. Earth has only one natural satellite, the Moon, which is 384000 km (211265 miles) away. Earth has a modest magnetic field produced ...
www.solcomhouse.com/earth.html - 44k -