Niccolò Copernico
Niccolò Copernico died in 1543 and wrote the book De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres).
Rotazione e Orbite Celesti
- Rotazione Oraria e Antioraria:
A clockwise turn is a turn from left to right. - Esclusione di Venere:
Venus is the only planet that orbits the sun clockwise. - Velocità di Rotazione Terrestre:
In almost 24 hours, the Earth rotates around its axis at 1670 km/h.
Orbite Lunari
- Orbita e Rotazione Lunare:
The Moon rotates on its axis in 27 days, 7 hours, and 43 minutes, taking the same time to orbit around Earth. - Orbita Intorno al Baricentro:
The Moon and the Earth orbit around their barycenter, about 4,600 km away.
Esplorazione Lunare
- Caratteristiche Lunari:
Mare Moscoviense, Mare Ingenii, and hidden parts of Mare Orientale and Mare Australe are among the smaller seas on the Moon.
Apollo crater has a diameter of 520 km.