July 20 — International Moon Day

July 20 — International Moon Day

▪️The holiday was established to mark the first landing by humans on the Moon as part of the Apollo 11 lunar mission.

▪️The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite, formed over 4 billion years ago after a collision between Earth and a large celestial body.

▪️The USSR was the first nation to send a mission to the Moon: in 1959, the Luna‑2 spacecraft successfully reached its surface.

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