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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"
Parthenon Moon
20/03/2011
Mare Orientale
12/03/2011
Discovery in Twilight
10/03/2011
Asteroids in the Distance
06/03/2011
Lunar Nearside
03/03/2011
Red Snow Moon Over Edmonton
28/02/2011
Apollo 14: A View from Antares
05/02/2011
Gibbous Europa
30/01/2011
Phobos' South Pole from Mars Express
24/01/2011
A Total Eclipse at the End of the World
15/01/2011
Eclipsing the Sun
05/01/2011
Looking Back at an Eclipsed Earth
02/01/2011
Eclipse at Moonset
29/12/2010
The Solstice Moon's Eclipse
23/12/2010
A Lunar Eclipse on Solstice Day
20/12/2010
A Twilight Occultation
10/12/2010
Moonrise Through Mauna Kea's Shadow
05/12/2010
Water Ice Detected Beneath Moon's Surface
25/10/2010
Moonquakes Surprisingly Common
10/10/2010
Aurora Over Alaska
06/10/2010
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