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12-71.

The approximate surface areas of Earth’s seven continents are shown in the table below. If the radius of the Moon is approximately miles, how would its surface area compare with the size of the continents?

Continent

Area (sq. miles)

Asia

Africa

North America

South America

Antarctica

Europe

Australia/Oceania

Plug the radius of the moon into the volume for the surface area of a sphere to find the surface area of the moon.