The Moon is the only natural satellite of Earth
It is the second brightest object in the sky after the Sun.

When the moon was visited first?

The Moon is the only place in our solar system, other than Earth, where humans have visited.
On July 20, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin landed the Lunar Module of Apollo 11 on the Moon's surface. Neil Armstrong was the first human to set foot on the Moon.

A total of 382 kg of rock samples were returned to the Earth by the Apollo and Luna programs. These provide most of our detailed knowledge of the Moon. They are particularly valuable in that they can be dated. Even today, more than 30 years after the last Moon landing, scientists still study these precious samples.

What is there on the moon ?

The Moon is like a desert with plains, mountains, and valleys. It also has many craters, which are holes created when space objects hit the Moon's surface at a high speed. There is no air to breathe on the Moon. Recently water ice was discovered at the poles (or top and bottom) of the Moon. The ice is buried beneath some of the dust of the Moon's surface. Scientists think the ice may be left over from a comet that once collided with the Moon.

How far is the moon from the earth and how big is it ?

With a diameter of 2,155 miles, the moon is more than one-quarter the size of Earth.
The moon's average distance from Earth is 238,328 miles.