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The Moon
The Moon is Earth’s only natural satellite—a rocky, cratered body about one‑quarter the diameter of Earth, orbiting at an average distance of approximately 384,400 km. It influences tides, stabilizes Earth’s axial tilt, and was formed about 4.5 billion years ago following a collision between Earth and a Mars-sized object.
Source: science.nasa.gov
APODs including "The Moon"
Suiting Up for the Moon
01/04/2015
Diamond Rings and Baily's Beads
28/03/2015
A Double Eclipse of the Sun
22/03/2015
Northern Equinox Eclipse
21/03/2015
Sunshine, Earthshine
20/03/2015
Earth During a Total Eclipse of the Sun
18/03/2015
A Total Eclipse at the End of the World
15/03/2015
The Great Wall by Moonlight
13/03/2015
Lenticular Cloud, Moon, Mars, Venus
02/03/2015
Moon-Venus-Mars Skyline
28/02/2015
Love and War by Moonlight
26/02/2015
An Evening Sky Conjunction
20/02/2015
Aurora on Ice
13/02/2015
Huygens Lands on Titan
16/01/2015
Apollo 17: A Stereo View from Lunar Orbit
03/01/2015
Apollo 11 Landing Site Panorama
20/12/2014
Moondog Night
11/12/2014
Orion Launch
06/12/2014
Plato and the Lunar Alps
04/12/2014
Galileo's Europa Remastered
27/11/2014
Moon and Earth from Chang'e 5-T1
04/11/2014
A Spectre in the Eastern Veil
30/10/2014
Plane, Clouds, Moon, Spots, Sun
27/10/2014
Sunspots and Solar Eclipse
25/10/2014
Eclipse at Moonrise
11/10/2014
Moons at Opposition
10/10/2014
Eclipse at Moonset
09/10/2014
From the Temple of the Sun to the Temple of the Moon
07/10/2014
A Total Lunar Eclipse Over Tajikistan
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05/10/2014
The Lagoon Nebula in Stars Dust and Gas
24/09/2014