Earth–Moon system

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:affects Earth's tides
Earth's axial tilt
Earth's rotation
gptkbp:barycenterLocation inside Earth
gptkbp:consistsOf gptkb:Earth
gptkb:Moon
gptkbp:earthAlbedo 0.306
gptkbp:earthAtmosphere nitrogen-oxygen rich
gptkbp:earthDiameter 12,742 km
gptkbp:earthEscapeVelocity 11.186 km/s
gptkbp:earthMass 5.972 × 10^24 kg
gptkbp:earthSurfaceGravity 9.807 m/s²
gptkbp:eclipses lunar and solar
gptkbp:features largest satellite-to-planet ratio in Solar System
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Earth–Moon system
gptkbp:location gptkb:Solar_System
gptkbp:meanDistance 384,400 km
gptkbp:moonAlbedo 0.12
gptkbp:moonApogee 405,500 km
gptkbp:moonAtmosphere very tenuous exosphere
gptkbp:moonDiameter 3,474.8 km
gptkbp:moonDistanceIncreasing 3.8 cm/year
gptkbp:moonEscapeVelocity 2.38 km/s
gptkbp:moonExploration yes
gptkbp:moonFirstHumanLanding 1969
gptkbp:moonFirstHumanLandingMission gptkb:Apollo_11
gptkbp:moonFormationTheory gptkb:giant_impact_hypothesis
gptkbp:moonLibration yes
gptkbp:moonMass 7.342 × 10^22 kg
gptkbp:moonMassRatio 0.0123
gptkbp:moonMeanOrbitalVelocity 1.022 km/s
gptkbp:moonOrbitalEccentricity 0.0549
gptkbp:moonOrbitalInclination 5.145° to the ecliptic
gptkbp:moonOrbitalPrecession 18.6 years
gptkbp:moonOrbitalResonance none
gptkbp:moonPerigee 363,300 km
gptkbp:moonPhases yes
gptkbp:moonSurfaceGravity 1.62 m/s²
gptkbp:moonSynchronousRotation yes
gptkbp:moonType natural satellite
gptkbp:mutualGravitationalInfluence yes
gptkbp:orbitType 27.3 days
gptkbp:parentBody gptkb:Earth
gptkbp:satelliteBody gptkb:Moon
gptkbp:tidalInteraction causes tides on Earth
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lagrange_point
gptkb:L5
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5