What is the radius of the moon in kilometers?
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The question is asking for the radius of the moon expressed in kilometers. This is a factual question that can be answered with a specific value based on scientific data.
Answer
1,737.5 kilometers
The final answer is 1,737.5 kilometers.
Answer for screen readers
The final answer is 1,737.5 kilometers.
More Information
The moon's mean radius of 1,737.5 kilometers makes it less than a third the width of Earth.
Tips
A common mistake is to confuse the moon's radius with its diameter. The diameter is approximately 3,475 kilometers.
Sources
- How big is the moon? The size and weight compared to Earth | Space - space.com
- Moon Facts - NASA Science - science.nasa.gov
- Moon Fact Sheet - the NSSDCA - nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov
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