Moon - Wikipedia
WEBIts surface gravity is about one sixth of Earth's, about half of that of Mars, and the second highest among all Solar System moons, after Jupiter 's moon Io. The body of the Moon is differentiated and terrestrial, with no significant hydrosphere, atmosphere, or magnetic field.
Moon | Features, Phases, Surface, Exploration, & Facts
WEB1 day ago · Moon, Earth ’s sole natural satellite and nearest large celestial body. Known since prehistoric times, it is the brightest object in the sky after the Sun. It is designated by the symbol ☽. Its name in English, like that of Earth, is …
The Moon’s Surface - Science@NASA
WEBOct 3, 2017 · The Moon’s Surface. From lunar orbit, astronauts pointed cameras out the window of their spacecraft to capture photos of the moon's surface. The closest look we’ve had at the moon came from the launch of NASA’s Apollo program in the 1960s. Between 1967 and 1972, a series of missions landed the first men on the moon.
Moon Facts - NASA Science
WEBThe Moon has a solid, rocky surface cratered and pitted from impacts by asteroids, meteorites, and comets. The Moon has a very thin and tenuous atmosphere called an exosphere. It is not breathable.
Moon Interactives - NASA Science
WEBVisualize, explore, and analyze the lunar surface using real data returned from a growing fleet of spacecraft. View the Moon through the eyes of many different instruments, pilot real-time 3D flyovers above mountains and into craters, and conduct measurements of surface features.
Surface features of the Moon - Institute of Physics
WEBThe Moon’s surface had what looked like valleys, plains and mountains much like the distinctly unheavenly surface of the Earth. Galileo’s conclusion led him to search for imperfections in other objects in the night sky – and ultimately to prove that the Earth was not the centre of the Universe.
In Depth | Earth's Moon – NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBThe Moon’s core is proportionally smaller than other terrestrial bodies' cores. The solid, iron-rich inner core is 149 miles (240 kilometers) in radius. It is surrounded by a liquid iron shell 56 miles (90 kilometers) thick. A partially molten layer with a thickness of 93 miles (150 kilometers) surrounds the iron core.
This is the most comprehensive map of the moon’s geology yet
WEBApr 24, 2020 · A new map of the moon is the most comprehensive geologic map of the lunar surface (nearside shown left, farside shown right). Different colors designate different surface features, such as...
NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Views the Moon
WEBSep 27, 2023 · NASA’s Lucy spacecraft captured this image of the Moon’s surface on Oct 16, 2022, about 8 hours after it flew by the Earth for its first of three gravity assists. The image was taken while Lucy was between the Earth and the Moon, so it shows a perspective familiar to Earth-based observers.
Moon 101: The Lunar Surface - NASA+
WEBOct 11, 2023 · Moon 101: The Lunar Surface. Play Video. In this episode, Jeff Plescia offers a review of the lunar surface and how we might explore it today. “Moon 101” is a series that features interviews with Apollo-era rocket scientists and engineers telling their stories about how they did it and lessons learned.