Moons

                                                                   Moons 

     The Earth's moon rotates around Earth because of its gravitational pull. Moons, also called satellites, come in many different shapes and sizes. Not every moon is like our moon. Many moons are lumpy and not circular shaped. They are also made of different things. Io, one of Jupiter's moons, is filled with volcanoes while many other moons are made of rock and ice. Most of the moons in our solar system was probably formed by the gas and dust that surrounded the planets in the early days of our solar system. 
     There are many moons in our solar system spinning around the other 7 planets. Mars have 2 moons, Jupiter has about 50-67 moons, Saturn has 53-62 moons, Uranus has about 27 moons, and Neptune has 13 moons. The dwarf planets in our solar system also have moons of their own.  Pluto's largest moon is called Charon and it's about half the size of the dwarf planet.

     Earth's moon shines because of the sun. Our waves on the ocean are made by the moon's gravitational pull. Unlike Earth, the moon has no atmosphere causing many asteroid impacts, thus having many craters, holes. Many people wonder why the moon has many phases. (Ex: full moon; crescent moon) The reason behind this is because of its rotation and Earth's rotation. The sun shines on the rotating moon, while the Earth also rotates. People on Earth only see the part of the moon that gets shined by the sun. Also, the moon is made of cheese. (JK)