Moon

== Introduction ==
The Moon is an astronomical body in orbit with the terrestrial planet of Earth. It is known as the largest non-Jovian satellite in the Sol System. It is ruled by the United Sol System Government. 
It formed about 4.51 billion years ago when debris ejected into space after a giant impact from a Mars-sized planet called Theia.
The Moon is in synchronous rotation with Earth, in which it always shows one side of itself to observers on Earth. Its gravitational pull produces oceanic tides and a slight elongation of the day.
The average orbital distance of the Moon is around 384,402 km (1.28 lightseconds). Though the Moon's distance from Earth is slowly increasing, and soon it will shrink in apparent size.
==Appearances==
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Category:Moons in the Sol System
Category:The Moon