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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"

Iapetus in Black and White

Iapetus in Black and White

14/09/2007

The Great Basin on Saturn's Tethys

The Great Basin on Saturn's Tethys

09/09/2007

South Pole Lunar Eclipse

South Pole Lunar Eclipse

07/09/2007

Lunation

Lunation

02/09/2007

Kalamalka Lake Eclipse

Kalamalka Lake Eclipse

01/09/2007

Dark Lunar Eclipse

Dark Lunar Eclipse

30/08/2007

A Total Lunar Eclipse Over North Carolina

A Total Lunar Eclipse Over North Carolina

26/08/2007

Southern Moonscape

Southern Moonscape

23/08/2007

ISS Over Mont-Megantic Observatory

ISS Over Mont-Megantic Observatory

18/08/2007

Raining Perseids

Raining Perseids

12/08/2007

Unusual Cratering on Saturn's Dione

Unusual Cratering on Saturn's Dione

01/08/2007

Full Moondark

Full Moondark

28/07/2007

Apollo 11: East Crater Panorama

Apollo 11: East Crater Panorama

20/07/2007

Planets over Pony Express Lake

Planets over Pony Express Lake

18/07/2007

The Same Color Illusion

The Same Color Illusion

17/07/2007

A Daylight Eclipse of Venus

A Daylight Eclipse of Venus

20/06/2007

Looking Back at an Eclipsed Earth

Looking Back at an Eclipsed Earth

10/06/2007

Great Mountain Moonrise

Great Mountain Moonrise

07/06/2007

Jet Approaching a Crescent Moon

Jet Approaching a Crescent Moon

05/06/2007

Shuttle Plume Shadow Points to Moon

Shuttle Plume Shadow Points to Moon

03/06/2007

3D Full Moon

3D Full Moon

02/06/2007

The Moon's Saturn

The Moon's Saturn

26/05/2007

Venus Near the Moon

Venus Near the Moon

23/05/2007

A Spherule from the Earth's Moon

A Spherule from the Earth's Moon

20/05/2007

M13: The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules

M13: The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules

18/05/2007

Pantheon Earth and Moon

Pantheon Earth and Moon

20/04/2007

New Horizons at Io

New Horizons at Io

04/04/2007

Enceladus Creates Saturn's E Ring

Enceladus Creates Saturn's E Ring

27/03/2007

Lisbon Moonset

Lisbon Moonset

24/03/2007

Touran Sunrise

Touran Sunrise

23/03/2007