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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"
An Airplane in Front of the Moon
29/09/2010
Equinox and the Harvest Moon
24/09/2010
Opposite the Sun
18/09/2010
Clouds, Birds, Moon, Venus
15/09/2010
A Milky Way Shadow at Loch Ard Gorge
23/08/2010
Eclipse Shadow Cone Over Patagonia
04/08/2010
The Planet and the Radio Dish
03/08/2010
Diamond Ring and Shadow Bands
24/07/2010
Andes Sunset Eclipse
15/07/2010
Easter Island Eclipse
14/07/2010
Ecliptic New Zealand
10/07/2010
A Partial Lunar Eclipse
28/06/2010
Lunokhod: Reflections on a Moon Robot
06/06/2010
Moons and Rings Before Saturn
31/05/2010
Atlantis over Rhodes
28/05/2010
M13: The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules
27/05/2010
Calm, Crescent Moon, and Venus
21/05/2010
Crescent Venus and Moon
16/05/2010
Prometheus Remastered
05/04/2010
The Belt of Venus over the Valley of the Moon
04/04/2010
Serene Paraselene
02/04/2010
Evidence Mounts for Water on the Moon
01/04/2010
Moonset Over Pleasant Bay
29/03/2010
Illuminated Cloud Trails Above Greece
15/03/2010
Saturn's Moon Helene from Cassini
10/03/2010
An Unusually Smooth Surface on Saturn's Calypso
17/02/2010
Waterway to Orbit
13/02/2010
Shepherd Moon Prometheus from Cassini
01/02/2010
Annular Eclipse Over Myanmar
26/01/2010
Eclipses in the Shade
23/01/2010