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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"
Footprints on Another World
20/07/2002
Apollo 12: Stereo View Near Surveyor Crater
13/07/2002
Lunar Module at Taurus-Littrow
28/06/2002
Asteroids in the Distance
23/06/2002
The Moon & Venus Over Geneva
19/06/2002
Jupiter's Rings Revealed
16/06/2002
A Partial Eclipse Over the Golden Gate Bridge
12/06/2002
Annular Eclipse: The Ring of Fire
10/06/2002
A Fleeting Eclipse
08/06/2002
Love and War by Moonlight
24/05/2002
Saturn's Moon Tethys
19/05/2002
Natural Saturn On The Cassini Cruise
11/05/2002
The Moons of Earth
04/05/2002
The Old Moon in the New Moon's Arms
19/04/2002
Planets in the West
18/04/2002
Hubble Resolves Expiration Date For Green Cheese Moon
01/04/2002
The Colorful Moon
16/03/2002
Saturn at the Lunar Limb
22/02/2002
Moon Over Mongolia
09/02/2002
EUVE Sky Map
31/01/2002
Moonrise Over Seattle
30/01/2002
An Apollo 17 Panorama
28/01/2002
Earth Rise
27/01/2002
Ski Enceladus
24/01/2002
Apollo 17's Moonship
05/01/2002
Asteroid 1998 WT24 Passes Near Earth
24/12/2001
Partial Eclipse, Cloudy Day
21/12/2001
Moon Struck
08/12/2001
Lunar Dust and Duct Tape
10/11/2001
The Earth and Moon Planetary System
15/10/2001