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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"
Pastel Planet, Triple Eclipse
11/11/2004
A Full Sky Multicolored Auroral Corona
09/11/2004
A Time-Lapse Lunar Eclipse
03/11/2004
Pumpkin Moon
30/10/2004
Red Moon Triple
29/10/2004
Total Lunar Eclipse Tonight
27/10/2004
Surveyor Slides
23/10/2004
Apogee Moon, Perigee Moon
21/10/2004
The Averted Side Of The Moon
09/10/2004
Looking Back at an Eclipsed Earth
26/09/2004
Mercury: A Cratered Inferno
12/09/2004
Lunation
29/08/2004
The Dark River to Antares
09/08/2004
Tonight: A Blue Moon
31/07/2004
A Rare Annular Venusian Solar Eclipse
15/06/2004
Apollo 17's Lunar Rover
05/06/2004
Moon Between the Stones
25/05/2004
Planets Over Easter Island
24/05/2004
Phases of Venus
21/05/2004
Venus: Earth's Cloudy Twin
16/05/2004
Zubenelgenubi and Friends
14/05/2004
Good Morning Sydney
08/05/2004
A Lunar Eclipse Mosaic
06/05/2004
A Western Sky at Twilight
01/05/2004
Lunar Dust and Duct Tape
17/04/2004
Apollo 17 Panorama: Astronaut Running
12/04/2004
M39: Open Cluster in Cygnus
31/03/2004
Moon and Planets Sky
26/03/2004
Moon and Venus over Corona Del Mar Beach
08/03/2004
A Spherule from the Earth's Moon
15/02/2004