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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"
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
An Apollo 15 Panorama
13/01/2004
A Hole Punch Cloud Over Alabama
12/01/2004
An Apollo 12 Panorama
02/01/2004
Full Moondark
12/12/2003
An Antarctic Total Solar Eclipse
08/12/2003
Moonrise Through Mauna Kea's Shadow
03/12/2003
The Long Shadow of the Moon
27/11/2003
Moon AND Sun
22/11/2003
Sunset Moonlight
21/11/2003
Eclipsed Moonlight from Connelly's Springs
11/11/2003
Apollo 17 Lunarscape: A Magnificent Desolation
09/11/2003