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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"
Apollo 12: Stereo View Near Surveyor Crater
21/04/2001
Apollo / Surveyor Stereo View
10/03/2001
Apollo 12 Visits Surveyor 3
03/03/2001
Lunation
18/02/2001
Happy Birthday Jules Verne
17/02/2001
The Moons Of Earth
27/01/2001
Sail On, Stardust
25/01/2001
2001: A Total Lunar Eclipse
18/01/2001
Europa Rotating
16/01/2001
Apollo 17's Moonship
06/01/2001
Second Millennium, Last Eclipse
05/01/2001
Third Millennium, First Eclipse
04/01/2001
The Eclipse Tree
25/12/2000
Solstice And Season's Eclipse
21/12/2000
Apollo 17 Lunarscape: A Magnificent Desolation
09/12/2000
The First Lunar Observatory
11/11/2000
Apollo 12: Self-Portrait
04/11/2000
Io Rotating
24/10/2000
The Averted Side Of The Moon
21/10/2000
The Ecliptic Plane
14/10/2000
Sputnik: Traveling Companion
07/10/2000
M82's Middle Mass Black Hole
14/09/2000
X-Ray Moon and X-Ray Star
09/09/2000
X-Ray Moon
02/09/2000
A Perseid Aurora
21/08/2000
Other Worlds and HD 38529
10/08/2000
Lingering Lunar Eclipse
26/07/2000
Ultraviolet Earth from the Moon
01/07/2000
The Last Moon Shot
17/06/2000
A Halo Around the Moon
15/05/2000