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In this animation, the umbra portion of the Moon’s shadow barely reaches the Earth as it traces a path across North America. Credit: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio.

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Spend the next month getting to know the Moon. Set aside some time each day to look at the Moon, and record your observations in the log.
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Download these slides about Apollo 17 and adapt them to your audience and setting. 
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The Moon moves right to left, passing through the penumbra and umbra, leaving in its wake an eclipse diagram with the times at various stages of the eclipse.
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Check out this slide deck to learn about the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission, what the spacecraft has discovered during more than a decade of lunar exploration, and ways to get involved in NAS...
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