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What is the area of the moon?

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The moon is roughly a sphere, with an average radius of 1,738 kilometers.

The area of a sphere is 4 pi R² .

Area of the moon = (4 pi) (1,738 km)² =

(12.566) (3,020,644 km²) = 3.796 x 10⁷ km²

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