Earth’s only terrestrial satellite, the Moon is the fifth largest moon in our Solar system. It is a quarter of the size of Earth at 2,159 miles in diameter. Its relative size would be a pea, about ¼ of an inch across and would be orbiting the earth, itself the size of a nickel, on average 26 inches away .
The Moon rotates around the Earth always keeping the same side facing the earth, locked in what is called a synchronous rotation. Until space exploration, no human had ever seen the other side of the moon.
Only 12 humans have walked on the moon. Neil Armstrong was the first during the Apollo 11 mission on July 21, 1969 and on Dec.14, 1972, Eugene Cernan, of Apollo 17 was the last to leave.
To find The Moon make the following adjustments to the Earth’s decimal minutes
Subtract .003 from the North
Add .009 to the West
The terrain rating on all caches reflect "walking" from The Sun.
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