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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"
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
Millennium Annular Solar Eclipse
22/01/2010
Eclipse over the Temple of Poseidon
18/01/2010
A Spherule from the Earth's Moon
10/01/2010
Blue Moon Eclipse
02/01/2010
A Fading Moonset Over Hong Kong
15/12/2009
Messier Craters in Stereo
11/12/2009
Ice Moon Tethys from Saturn-Orbiting Cassini
08/12/2009
Himalayan Skyscape
05/12/2009
Cassini Flyby Shows Enceladus Venting
24/11/2009
Water Discovered in Moon Shadow
18/11/2009