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Our Moon · 384,400 km from Earth

Earth's only natural moon. With no air to hold heat, the ground swings from freezing night to baking day, and the footprints left by Apollo astronauts (1969–1972) are still there.

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EarthMoon
Gravity1.62 m/s²0.17× Earth measured
Size0.27× Earth (1,737 km radius)
Mass0.012× Earth
Temperature−173 °C at night to 127 °C in sunlight
AirNone (exosphere)surface pressure almost none
One day29.5 Earth days from one sunrise to the next
One yearOrbits Earth every 27.3 days

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Landmarks in the game

Real maps, real physics. Earth, the Moon and Mars use real NASA surface maps. Gravity, temperature and air pressure are the real values, and they change how you move, what you hear and how long your suit lasts.

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