Phases of the Moon - Hamish

                                     Phases of the Moon

One small step for man and one giant leap for mankind.                                 

Do you think that there is another moon and have you ever dreamed of visiting it ?

Firstly, the Moon seems to change by being hidden in the shadows and for the other half it gets all the sunlight. “Well” the other half doesn't necessarily always get the sunlight because it depends on what phase it is. The Waxing Crescent, Last Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, First Quarter, Waning Crescent  and New Moon these are all different types of Moon Phases.

Secondly, on Earth it is 24 hours and on the moon it feels like a whole month imagine living on there. When the Earth rotates around the Sun the Moon rotates around the Earth and that's how the Earth, Moon and Sun orbit .

Lastly, the Moon’s Latin name is Luna and the Sun’s Latin  name is Sol. In our solar system there are 9 planets, 1 dwarf planet named Pluto, 4 gas giants named Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter and Saturn, 4 rocky midgets named Earth, Mars, Venus and  Mercury. Most of the planets are named after Roman or Greek gods.

In conclusion, I really hope that NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) discover other planets or moons outside of our galaxy.

By Hamish Kendall