15 Moon Coloring Pages - Free!
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What do you think of the Moon we have colored? Based on its appearance, would you say it is made of cheese, of honey, or of thousands of little lanterns?
We are sorry to tell you that if you chose any of those options, you got it wrong. Our beautiful Moon is made of watercolor and tempera! Although we confess we would have loved to fill it in with crepe paper, pieces of glitter foam and little cotton tufts.
We are giving you the job of coloring all these Moon coloring pages with the most eye-catching materials and techniques! We think this is a great chance to use stenciling, hatching and mosaic. They go really well with outer space!
Do not worry, you do not have to choose! You can use all the styles you want. We have so many drawings to print and color that you can let your imagination run free.
Pick the ones you like best from all these drawings of the Moon and the Sun, full Moon drawings and Moon drawings for kids!
And do not forget to send us your best colored drawings! Just like those of many other artists, we will upload them to our website. We love that everyone who follows us can appreciate the beauty and diversity of art!
Make these Moon coloring pictures light up the night sky!
Moon coloring pages
Why color pictures of the Moon?
The Moon is the only celestial body besides Earth on which a human being has walked. It is our only natural satellite and it influences many aspects of our everyday life.
It plays an important role in raising the tides, the formation of eclipses, the quality of crops and even people's mood.
At Coloring Together we love watching the Moon every night! And since we know that you also love to gaze at this giant cheese, we have decided to dedicate one of our amazing galleries to it.
Have fun with all these Moon coloring pages! And do not forget to read the fun facts that go with them. They are super interesting and will let you learn a ton of new things while you develop your artistic skills.
Ready to paint all these Moon coloring pictures? The countdown is starting! Three, two, one… Liftoff!
Learn while coloring Moon
- Did you know that the first human being to set foot on the moon was Neil Armstrong? The famous American astronaut touched the lunar surface on July 20, 1969, thanks to the Apollo 11 mission.
- The first photos of the moon's surface were taken on February 3, 1966, by the Soviet robotic lander “Luna 9”.
- Did you know that Saturn is the planet with the most moons in the Solar System? More than 140 moons have been confirmed for it, even surpassing Jupiter!
- The densest moon in the Solar System is “Io”. It is one of the four Galilean moons of Jupiter and its average density is 3.53 g/cm³.
- Did you know that the second densest moon in the Solar System is the moon of planet Earth? Our moon has an average density of 3.346 g/cm³.
- The largest moon in the Solar System is “Ganymede”. This is a moon of Jupiter made of ice and rock that measures 5,262.4 kilometers in diameter. It is 2.017 times heavier than Earth's moon!
- The last man to set foot on the moon to date is the American Eugene Cernan. On December 14, 1972, this astronaut and commander of the Apollo 17 mission became the eleventh and last person to walk on the moon.
- The youngest man to set foot on the moon to date is the American astronaut Charlie Duke. On April 21, 1972, he landed on the moon thanks to the Apollo 16 mission at just 36 years of age.
- The oldest man to walk on the moon to date is the American astronaut Alan Shepard. Thanks to the Apollo 14 mission, on February 5, 1971, he managed to break this record at the age of 47 years, 2 months and 18 days. Incredible!
- Did you know that the moon is the only celestial body on which a human being has made a crewed landing? The next one to be conquered seems to be the planet Mars!
- How big and heavy do you think the moon is? Our natural satellite has a mass of approximately 7.349 × 1022 kilograms and a volume of approximately 2.1958 × 1010 km³.
- Have you wondered why astronauts float on the moon? Gravity on Earth is 9.807 m/s² and gravity on the moon is 1.62 m/s²; which means that the force that pulls astronauts toward the center of the moon is weaker than the one that pulls all of us toward the center of the Earth.
- With a diameter of 3,476 kilometers and an area of 38 million km², our moon is the fifth largest natural satellite in the Solar System. Its diameter is equal to a quarter of Earth's diameter!
- Did you know that the distance between Earth and the moon is approximately 384,400 kilometers? In that space all the other planets of the Solar System could fit one behind the other!
- Did you know that the moon takes 27 days, 7 hours and 43 minutes to make one complete trip around the Earth? This movement is called revolution and it happens at a speed of 1 kilometer per second. Cool!
