The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It orbits around Earth at an average distance of 384399 km (238,854 mi; about 30 times Earth's diameter). The Moon is tidally locked to Earth. This makes the Moon's near side face Earth always with the same lunar hemisphere, and synchronizes its rotation period (lunar day) to its orbital period (lunar month) of 29.5 Earth days. Conversely, the Moon's gravitation causes tidal forces on Earth, which are the main driver of Earth's tides.
That’s Amore
This morning sister moon bares her brighter half, crystalline white peppered with slate and blue, floating balloon-like in the cloudless sky.
Does she see me from that lofty height? or am I an insignificant speck on the blue planet beneath her feet?
Desert Dweller 