Interesting fact of the day: despite the moon only being 1/4th the diameter of the earth it is a whole 1/80th the mass! But in terms of volume it is 1/50th the volume.

People don't realize how the relationship between diameter and volume is non linear. So it creates these very unexpected differences, especially at large scales.

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@freemo Quite surprising right? Eyes can lie. Moon's crust is predominantly pumice, which could explain its lower density (when compared to the variable topography of Earth)

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