Does the moon make noise?

Asker: Mathilde, 11 years old

Answer

Sound is vibrations of the air around us in the atmosphere. Since there is no atmosphere around the moon, there can be no vibrations. There is also no air between the moon and the earth, so there is no way to hear ‘moon sound’.

Does the moon make noise?

Answered by

Dr. David Bergmans

solar physics, astrophysics

Royal Observatory of Belgium
Boulevard Boechout 10 1020 Brussels
http://www.astro.oma.be/

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