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8 Questions About the Moon Answered
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Earth's Moon Diagram of the Moon's interior in cross section, showing layers including the crust, mantle, moonquake zone, and probable metallic core. The crust is thinner on the near side (left) at 60 km and thicker on the far side (right) at 100 km. Key distances and features are labeled. Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin stands on the Moon in a white spacesuit, with the lunar surface and his shadow visible; Neil Armstrong and the Lunar Module are reflected in his visor. Interactive: A Tour of the Moon's Landmarks. Two diagrams compare how the Moon and Sun's gravitational pull affect Earth's tides. The left shows aligned Sun, Moon, and Earth causing combined pull and higher high tides, while the right shows the Moon and Sun at right angles, resulting in less pronounced tides. High and low tide areas are labeled around Earth in both diagrams. moon
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Earth's Moon
Galileo spacecraft image of the Moon taken on December 1992.
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cross section of the Moon's interior
A cross section of the Moon's interior, showing the asymmetry in the thickness of...
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Buzz Aldrin on the Moon
American astronaut Buzz Aldrin walking on the Moon, July 20, 1969.
NASA
how the Sun and Moon cause tides
Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the Sun and the Moon on Earth's water....
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Daedalus, the largest crater on the moon surface, photographed by Apollo 11.
NASA

Interactives

Interactive: A Tour of the Moon's Landmarks.
3D tour of the moon.
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