494 Words Short Essay on the Moon
The moon is one of the. smallest of the heavenly bodies which can be seen from the earth. But it is the nearest to us, and on that account, with the exception of the sun, appears the target. The moon travels round the earth in a period of about one month, just as the earth goes round the sun in a day.The earth, however, turns round upon its axis once every twenty-four hours, thus causing the alternation of day and night, whereas the moon takes a month to revolve on her axis, so that she always presents to us very nearly the same surface. ADVERTISEMENTS: The moon has no light of her own like the sun and the stars, but shines by means of the reflected light of the sun.…