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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"
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
Surveyor Slides
13/05/2000
Jupiter's Moons Thebe, Amalthea, and Metis
08/05/2000
Planets In The Sun
05/05/2000
Planets Above The Clouds
04/05/2000
An Iridium Flash Sunset
02/05/2000
Blue Marble 2000
20/04/2000
Surveyor Hops
15/04/2000
Venus, Moon, and Neighbors
06/04/2000
The Earth Also Rises
25/03/2000
A Spherule from Outer Space
22/03/2000