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The moon orbits the earth at a mean distance approximately
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The moon orbits Earth at a mean distance of just over 384,000km. The moon's orbit around Earth is also slightly eccentric – at perigee (its closest distance to Earth), it's a little over 362,500km from Earth, while at apogee (furthest from Earth), it is almost 405,500km away.
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