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Corey S PowellThe Moon is a major destination, a complex world in its own right. It is larger than any of the dwarf planets of the solar system! (All shown to scale here.)
https://science.nasa.gov/moon/ #space #science #artemis #moon
GJ Groothedde 🇪🇺@coreyspowell It is also, of course, the fifth largest moon in the solar system, with all larger moons orbiting gas giants. That's pretty awesome as well.
Ross of Ottawa@coreyspowell that Pluto is smaller than our moon can usually shut down the "photo should be a planet" arguments. It really is quite small.
Michael Porter@ottaross @coreyspowell We should toss Mercury, as well - it's smaller than Ganymede *and* TItan, almost as small as Callisto... 😉
Isaac Ji Kuo@coreyspowell On the one hand, I don't find the size of the Moon in any way whatsoever makes it more interesting than smaller bodies.
On the other hand, I am not everyone, and if others find the size of the Moon makes it more interesting, sure why not?