Moon does "illuminating", a word that comes from Latin.
As we know, it is the only satellite of Earth, with synchronous movement which always makes the same face toward eachother.
Moon existed for more than 4.5 billion years ago.
The average distance between Earth and the Moon is 384,400 kilometers. And we all know that the only world besides Earth has stepped on the man, is the Moon.
The following graph is a scale drawing of the sizes and distances between celestial bodies.
Earth 384,400 km. Moon
The theory of the formation of the Moon, explains that in the early solar system, the Earth suffered a collision with a planetary body the size of Mars, which caused the expulsion of material into space and the formation of the Moon.
The moon ... inspiration for poets and lovers.
