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PLANETS - EARTH SATELLITE DATA

 
 
No Satellite  Average       Orbital     Inclination  Eccentricity  Diameter
              distance(km)  period (d)  (°)                        (km)
I  The Moon   384 400       27.322      18.3 - 28.6  0.055         3 476

Source: Derek Haselden's Astronomical Charts & Tables

 

 

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