TARGET_DESCRIPTION |
Target Overview
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The target name MOON is used for those data sets concerned with
observations of Earth's moon. The following parameters are from
the tabulation in K.R. Lang, 'Astrophysical Data: Planets and
Stars', pp. 70-73 [LANG1992]:
Distance from planet center: 384.4e03 km
60.2 planet radii
Orbital period: 27.3217 days
Eccentricity: 0.05490 degrees
Inclination: 18.2 to 28.8 degrees
Radius: 1738 km
Mass: 735 1.e23 grams
Density: 3.34 grams/cm^3
Visual Magnitude at Opposition: N/A
at Unit Distance: +0.21
Geometric Visual Albedo: 0.12
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