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Shaking Up the Moon

  • June 22, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Earth has earthquakes, and the moon has moonquakes! Different things can cause the surface of the moon to shake, including the tidal pull from Earth, meteorite impacts, and quick temperature changes when the sun’s warm rays hit the moon’s frozen crust.

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