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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"
Surveyor Hops
09/11/1996
Surveyor Night Launch Credit:
03/11/1996
The Barren Moon Credit:
31/10/1996
Orionids Meteor Shower to Peak Tonight Credit:
21/10/1996
Surveyor Slides
20/10/1996
The Earth Also Rises
13/10/1996
Io's Shadow Credit:
07/10/1996
The X-Ray Moon Credit:
29/09/1996
Tonight: A Total Lunar Eclipse Credit and Copyright:
26/09/1996
Venus: Earth's Cloudy Twin Credit:
23/09/1996
The Ecliptic Plane
21/09/1996
The Moon and All the Crashes
19/09/1996
Luna 9: First Soft Lander
25/08/1996
Galileo Views Io Eruption
15/08/1996
A Violet Moon
31/07/1996
Tonight: A Blue Moon
30/07/1996
The Eagle Soars
21/07/1996
Galileo's First Color Image of Io
19/07/1996
Ganymede: A Really Groovy Moon
11/07/1996
North to the Moon's Pole
22/06/1996
Ultraviolet Earth
10/06/1996
Blasting Off From the Moon
09/06/1996
The First Lunar Observatory
08/06/1996
The Iron Moon
01/06/1996
Sunshine, Earthshine at the Lunar Limb
30/05/1996
Apollo 14: Rickshaw Tracks Across the Moon
27/04/1996
Apollo 17 Lunarscape: A Magnificent Desolation
20/04/1996
A Lucky Lunar Eclipse
03/04/1996
Comet Hyakutake Finder Chart for April
31/03/1996
Comet Hyakutake Passes the Earth
25/03/1996