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Moon
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==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
A [[moon]] is a large [[rock]] which [[Orbit|orbits]] a [[planet]].
===About Moons===
: [[Moon]]s are natural [[satellite]]s [[orbit]]ing a [[planet]].
: Most [[moon]]s are too small to have enough [[gravity]] to become round. They can be [[asteroid]]s that were captured into [[orbit]] by a [[planet]]s [[gravity]].
: [[Mercury]] and [[Venus]] do not have any [[moon]]s. All other [[planet]]s have one or more [[moon]]s.
{| class="wikitable"
|+ The Moon orbiting [[Earth]].
|[[File:TheMoon.png|center|200px]]
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ The two moons orbiting [[Mars]].
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Phobos
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Deimos
|-
|[[File:Phobos.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:Deimos.png|center|200px]]
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ The four largest moons of [[Jupiter]].
|-
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |Io
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |Europa
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |Callisto
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |Ganymede
|-
|[[File:Io.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:Europa.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:Callisto.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:Ganymede.png|center|150px]]
|}
==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
A [[moon]] is a large [[rock]] which [[Orbit|orbits]] a [[planet]].