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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"

PDS 70: Disk, Planets, and Moons

PDS 70: Disk, Planets, and Moons

17/10/2023

An Eclipse Tree

An Eclipse Tree

15/10/2023

Circular Sun Halo

Circular Sun Halo

14/10/2023

A Distorted Sunrise Eclipse

A Distorted Sunrise Eclipse

09/10/2023

Plane, Clouds, Moon, Spots, Sun

Plane, Clouds, Moon, Spots, Sun

08/10/2023

Ring of Fire over Monument Valley

Ring of Fire over Monument Valley

05/10/2023

A Desert Eclipse

A Desert Eclipse

01/10/2023

A Ring of Fire Sunrise Solar Eclipse

A Ring of Fire Sunrise Solar Eclipse
Video

24/09/2023

Moon Mountains Magnified during Ring of Fire Eclipse

Moon Mountains Magnified during Ring of Fire Eclipse

17/09/2023

An Annular Solar Eclipse over New Mexico

An Annular Solar Eclipse over New Mexico

10/09/2023

The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules

The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules

01/09/2023

Crescents of Venus

Crescents of Venus

26/08/2023

Moon Meets Jupiter

Moon Meets Jupiter

08/08/2023

Apollo 11: Catching Some Sun

Apollo 11: Catching Some Sun

29/07/2023

Apollo 11: Armstrong's Lunar Selfie

Apollo 11: Armstrong's Lunar Selfie

22/07/2023

Chandrayaan-3 Launches to the Moon

Chandrayaan-3 Launches to the Moon

19/07/2023

Fireworks vs Supermoon

Fireworks vs Supermoon

06/07/2023

Orbits of Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

Orbits of Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

30/06/2023

The Ñandú in the Milky Way

The Ñandú in the Milky Way

20/06/2023

The Largest Satellites of Earth

The Largest Satellites of Earth

12/06/2023

Charon: Moon of Pluto

Charon: Moon of Pluto

03/06/2023

Observatory Aligned with Moon Occulting Jupiter

Observatory Aligned with Moon Occulting Jupiter

24/05/2023

Galileo's Europa

Galileo's Europa

20/05/2023

Apollo 17: The Crescent Earth

Apollo 17: The Crescent Earth

13/05/2023

Shadows of Earth

Shadows of Earth

09/05/2023

Saturn's Moon Helene in Color

Saturn's Moon Helene in Color

30/04/2023

The Moon through the Arc de Triomphe

The Moon through the Arc de Triomphe

26/04/2023

Venus and the Da Vinci Glow

Venus and the Da Vinci Glow

25/03/2023

Crescent Moon Beyond Greek Temple

Crescent Moon Beyond Greek Temple

28/02/2023

Crescent Moon Occultation

Crescent Moon Occultation

25/02/2023