Landmarks / Halfway to the Moon
Halfway to the Moon
192,200 km. The Moon is getting big.
- Real height
- 192,200 km
- Points needed
- 851
- Zone
- Deep space
- Landmark
- 20 of 25
About Halfway to the Moon
Halfway to the Moon is about 192,200 km, half of the average Earth-Moon distance. The Moon's distance varies during its orbit, from about 356,500 km at the closest to about 406,700 km at the farthest.
Light covers this distance in roughly two thirds of a second.
Halfway to the Moon in Clamber
You reach this landmark at 851 points. It is landmark 20 of the 21 between the ground and the Moon, which waits at 930 points. Its real height is about 5.4 times that of the previous landmark, Geostationary orbit.
Answers are worth 0 to 100 points depending on how rare they are, so even a run of nothing but the rarest answers needs at least 9 holds to get here. A fall drops you to just below the last landmark you passed, so a landmark you have reached can slip away again. See how to play for the full rules.