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Encyclopedia > Moon (disambiguation)

The NOUN Moon refers, among other things, to:

Look up moon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary
  1. A common term for large natural satellites of a planet. Unless otherwise specified, Earth's sole natural satellite is meant, usually spelled with a capital M. The astronomical aspects of the Earth's only natural satellite are described in the article Moon. The astrological meaning of the Moon is described in the article Solar system in astrology.
  2. A moon is also the period between successive occurrences of a particular lunar phase, see month, calendar, and figuratively, a calendar month.
  3. The Moon River in Thailand.
  4. The Moon River in Ontario
  5. For more about Moon River, see the disambiguation page
  6. Moon-sur-Elle, in the Manche département
  7. Some important people:
  8. Moon type, a writing system for the blind.
  9. Moon Township, Pennsylvania.
  10. Sailor Moon.
  11. A honeymoon is the traditional trip taken by newlyweds to celebrate their marriage.
  12. MOON, an album by J-Rock singer Gackt.

For the VERB to Moon, see Mooning : the act of publicly displaying one's bare buttocks. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary full URL is a sister project to Wikipedia intended to be a free wiki dictionary (including thesaurus and lexicon) in every language. ... Moons of solar system scaled to Earths Moon The common noun moon (not capitalized) is used to mean any natural satellite of the other planets. ... Earth, also known as the Earth, Terra, and (mostly in the 19th century) Tellus, is the third planet outward from the Sun. ... Crust composition Oxygen 43% Silicon 21% Aluminium 10% Calcium 9% Iron 9% Magnesium 5% Titanium 2% Nickel 0. ... In traditional Western astrology, the planets have the significances listed below. ... In astronomy, a phase of the Moon is any of the aspects or appearances presented by the Moon as seen from Earth, determined by the portion of the Moon that is visibly illuminated by the Sun. ... In Egyptian mythology, Month is an alternate spelling for Menthu. ... A calendar is a system for naming periods of time, typically days. ... The Mun River (Thai แม่น้ำมูล) is a tributary of the Mekong river. ... The Moon River is a river in west central Ontario which flows from Bala Bay on Lake Muskoka and empties into Georgian Bay south of Parry Sound. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal it began, loyal it remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14. ... Moon River may refer to: the song Moon River the Moon River in Ontario, Canada the community of Moon River in Ontario the Moon River in the U.S. state of Georgia There is also a tributary of the Mekong River known as the Mun River. ... Manche is a French département in Normandy named after La Manche (the sleeve), which is the French name of the English Channel. ... Keith John Moon (August 23, 1947 – September 7, 1978) was the drummer of the rock group The Who. ... The Who in 1968. ... The Rev. ... The Unification movement was founded in 1954 by Sun Myung Moon, a Korean minister who fled from North Korea during the Korean War. ... Warren Moon - Oilers Warren Moon (born November 18, 1956 in Los Angeles, California) is a retired American football quarterback who played in the Canadian Football League and the National Football League. ... Gridiron football is a term that refers to both American football and Canadian football. ... Dr. William Moon (1818 - October 9, 1894) was an Englishman originally from Horsmonden, Kent. ... The Moon System of Embossed Reading (Moon alphabet, Moon type or Moon code) is a system of writing for the blind, using embossed symbols mostly derived from the Roman alphabet (but simplified). ... William Least Heat-Moon. ... Elizabeth Moon, born 1945 March 7, is an American science fiction and fantasy author. ... The Moon System of Embossed Reading (Moon alphabet, Moon type or Moon code) is a system of writing for the blind, using embossed symbols mostly derived from the Roman alphabet (but simplified). ... Blindness can be defined physiologically as the condition of lacking visual perception. ... Moon Township is a township located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. ... Sailor Moon (in full, 美少女戦士セーラームーン, Bishōjo Senshi SÄ“rā MÅ«n, literally Beautiful young girl soldier Sailor Moon) is the title of a famous 18-volume shōjo manga by Naoko Takeuchi serialized in Kodanshas Nakayoshi in Japan, and of many of the spinoff series — in multiple media, including... A honeymoon is the traditional trip taken by newlyweds to celebrate their marriage, and presumably, consummate it. ... Crust composition Oxygen 43% Silicon 21% Aluminium 10% Calcium 9% Iron 9% Magnesium 5% Titanium 2% Nickel 0. ... Japanese rock is a form of popular music, often abbreviated to J-Rock in much the same way that J-Pop is used as an abbreviation of Japanese Pop. ... Gackt M.S. Camui (ガクト, but most often written in English, even in Japan; pronounced ga-ku-to) is a talented songwriter, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist -- (trumpet, tuba, horn, trombone, piano, guitar, drums, bass), all other standard orchestral instruments, and most traditional Japanese instruments. ... Students at Stanford University mooning at a well-attended protest (and world record attempt) in May 1995 Mooning is the act of displaying ones bare buttocks by lowering the back side of ones trousers and underpants, usually without exposing the front side by bending forward. ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
Encyclopedia4U - Moon - Encyclopedia Article (2267 words)
The Moon is the largest satellite of the Earth, and is occasionally called Luna (Latin for moon) to distinguish it from the generic "moon".
The gravitional attraction that the Moon exerts on the Earth is the cause of tides in the sea.
The Moon - by Rosanna and Calvin Hamilton
Moon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (4665 words)
The tidal bulges on Earth, caused by the Moon's gravity, are carried ahead of the apparent position of the Moon by the Earth's rotation, in part because of the friction of the water as it slides over the ocean bottom and into or out of bays and estuaries.
The slight deviation of the shadow from the actual location of the Moon (denoted by the cross) is doubly fascinating; and is the result of Earth's magnetic field twisting the shadow due to the fact that cosmic rays are charged particles.
For escaping at the surface of the Moon from the Moon and the Earth, the escape velocity is the square root of the sum of the squares of the separate escape velocities of 2.4 and 1.5 km/s, or 2.8 km/s.
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