• Question: could you do a cartwheel on the moon?

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      Asked by littlemolly10 to Jenni on 22 Jun 2016.
      • Photo: Jenni Rodd

        Jenni Rodd answered on 22 Jun 2016:


        I don’t see why not. But it would feel very different. The moon is smaller than the earth so it has much weaker gravity. So when you push off with your feet at the start you would go much higher up before you came down onto your hands. And again when you push off with your hands you’d go up higher before you came down. I think it would need a lot of practice to get it right! I’d love the chance to try though, wouldn’t you?

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