What is the distance from the Earth to its moon?
What is the distance from the Earth to its moon?
The average distance to the moon is 382,500 kilometers.  The distance varies because the moon travels around Earth in a elliptical orbit.  At perigee, the point at which the moon is closest to Earth, the distance is approximately 360,000 kilometers.
The average distance to the moon is 382,500 kilometers.  The distance varies because the moon travels around Earth in a elliptical orbit.  At perigee, the point at which the moon is closest to Earth, the distance is approximately 360,000 kilometers.
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