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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"

A Blue Moon in Exaggerated Colors

A Blue Moon in Exaggerated Colors

31/08/2021

Orbits of Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

Orbits of Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

29/08/2021

A Blue Hour Full Moon

A Blue Hour Full Moon

26/08/2021

PDS 70: Disk, Planets, and Moons

PDS 70: Disk, Planets, and Moons

24/08/2021

Tycho and Clavius

Tycho and Clavius

05/08/2021

EHT Resolves Central Jet from Black Hole in Cen A

EHT Resolves Central Jet from Black Hole in Cen A

04/08/2021

A Perseid Fireball and the Milky Way

A Perseid Fireball and the Milky Way

03/08/2021

Love and War by Moonlight

Love and War by Moonlight

16/07/2021

Saturn's Iapetus: Painted Moon in 3D

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13/07/2021

Find the Moon

Find the Moon

11/07/2021

Mercury and the Da Vinci Glow

Mercury and the Da Vinci Glow

10/07/2021

A Paper Moon Solar Eclipse

A Paper Moon Solar Eclipse

28/06/2021

Devil Horns from a Ring of Fire

Devil Horns from a Ring of Fire

18/06/2021

Eclipse on the Water

Eclipse on the Water

12/06/2021

Eclipse Flyby

Eclipse Flyby

11/06/2021

Circular Sun Halo

Circular Sun Halo

10/06/2021

A Total Lunar Eclipse Corona

A Total Lunar Eclipse Corona

09/06/2021

A Distorted Sunrise Eclipse

A Distorted Sunrise Eclipse

06/06/2021

Lunar Dust and Duct Tape

Lunar Dust and Duct Tape

29/05/2021

Mid-Eclipse and Milky Way

Mid-Eclipse and Milky Way

27/05/2021

The Moon During a Total Lunar Eclipse

The Moon During a Total Lunar Eclipse
Video

25/05/2021

M13: The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules

M13: The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules

20/05/2021

Mercury-Redstone 3 Launch

Mercury-Redstone 3 Launch

07/05/2021

Apollo 11: Earth, Moon, Spaceship

Apollo 11: Earth, Moon, Spaceship

03/05/2021

Pink and the Perigee Moon

Pink and the Perigee Moon

30/04/2021

Apollo 17: The Crescent Earth

Apollo 17: The Crescent Earth

29/04/2021

Moon Rising Between Starships

Moon Rising Between Starships

22/02/2021

Apollo 14 Heads for Home

Apollo 14 Heads for Home

05/02/2021

Apollo 14: A View from Antares

Apollo 14: A View from Antares

04/02/2021

Found on the Moon: Candidate for Oldest Known Earth Rock

Found on the Moon: Candidate for Oldest Known Earth Rock
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03/02/2021