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First, what are some relevant facts about the moon?

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First, what are some relevant facts about the moon?

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To start, on the moon the only source of light is the sun. The light from the sun is so excruciatingly brilliant that the astronauts must wear a god-tented visor shielding 95% of the oncoming light. On the near side of the moon the temperatures get to over 260 degrees F and below -200 degrees F on the Far side. The near side is always day and the far side is always night. This is due to the rates at which the moon rotates and revolves around the Earth combined with the rate at which the Earth revolves around the sun. No one can ever be on the far side, where it is “night” , because the temperatures get so exceedingly low. Electronics malfunction and materials become very brittle at -40 degrees F. All around the moon there are millions of micro-meteors traveling at speeds of up to 6,000 mph, in which the impact of these micro-meteors hitting a shuttle will tear it to pieces. NASA, for safety precaution, was only able to get two men on the moon at a time, while the other stayed behind in

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