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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

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Lunar Eclipse at the South Pole

Lunar Eclipse at the South Pole

05/11/2022

A Partial Eclipse of an Active Sun

A Partial Eclipse of an Active Sun
Video

02/11/2022

Jupiter Rotates as Moons Orbit

Jupiter Rotates as Moons Orbit
Video

25/10/2022

A Double Lunar Analemma over Turkey

A Double Lunar Analemma over Turkey

10/10/2022

Jupiter's Europa from Spacecraft Juno

Jupiter's Europa from Spacecraft Juno

03/10/2022

Lunation Matrix

Lunation Matrix

01/10/2022

The Horsehead Nebula Region without Stars

The Horsehead Nebula Region without Stars

29/08/2022

Tiangong Space Station Transits the Moon

Tiangong Space Station Transits the Moon

25/08/2022

M13: The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules

M13: The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules

04/08/2022

A Moon Dressed Like Saturn

A Moon Dressed Like Saturn

02/08/2022

The Eagle Rises

The Eagle Rises

30/07/2022

Crepuscular Moon Rays over Denmark

Crepuscular Moon Rays over Denmark

27/07/2022

Find the New Moon

Find the New Moon

25/07/2022

Apollo 11 Landing Panorama

Apollo 11 Landing Panorama

23/07/2022

Jupiter and Ring in Infrared from Webb

Jupiter and Ring in Infrared from Webb

20/07/2022

Tycho and Clavius at Dawn

Tycho and Clavius at Dawn

16/07/2022

Strawberry Supermoon Over Devil's Saddle

Strawberry Supermoon Over Devil's Saddle

04/07/2022

Solar System Family Portrait

Solar System Family Portrait

29/06/2022

Mercury from Passing BepiColombo

Mercury from Passing BepiColombo

28/06/2022

Find the Man in the Moon

Find the Man in the Moon

12/06/2022

Lunar Occultation of Venus

Lunar Occultation of Venus

02/06/2022

Red Crepuscular Rays from an Eclipse

Red Crepuscular Rays from an Eclipse

30/05/2022

A Deep Sky Behind an Eclipsed Moon

A Deep Sky Behind an Eclipsed Moon

24/05/2022

A View from Earth's Shadow

A View from Earth's Shadow

20/05/2022

A Digital Lunar Eclipse

A Digital Lunar Eclipse

19/05/2022

Colors of the Moon

Colors of the Moon

15/05/2022

Ice Halos by Moonlight

Ice Halos by Moonlight

14/05/2022

Partial Solar Eclipse over Argentina

Partial Solar Eclipse over Argentina

02/05/2022

Apollo 16 Moon Panorama

Apollo 16 Moon Panorama

21/04/2022

Shadows at the Moon's South Pole

Shadows at the Moon's South Pole

10/04/2022