How big would the Earth's shadow be during a lunar eclipse compared to the moon?

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How big would the Earth's shadow be during a lunar eclipse compared to the moon?

If there were a big enough blank canvas at the distance of the moon, how big in comparison to the moon would the Earth's shadow be as it covered the moon?

2006-07-28 14:50:15 · 4 answers · asked by handsomepete2 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space

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It is about two and a half times the size of the Moon.

2006-07-28 15:51:29 · answer #1 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

You can get a good idea next time you see a partial lunar eclipse by looking at the curve of the Earth's shadow on the Moon and comparing it with the Moon's edge. The Earth's circumference is about 4 1/2 times that of the Moon.

2006-07-28 16:37:07 · answer #2 · answered by zee_prime 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

about 1,206,701 km in circumference

2006-07-28 15:02:50 · answer #3 · answered by aramos911 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

really big

2006-07-28 15:03:28 · answer #4 · answered by JR 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋