When doing #Astronomy #Outreach, I have always told people that Earth's moon is unusually large compared to the Earth's own size. I think it came across, but I was always frustrated I couldn't come up with a better way to illustrate it.
Well, fret no more - As so many times before, Randall Munroe of xkcd has us covered. Behold: The Moon Armor Index!
https://xkcd.com/2908/
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