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Pluto and its Moon Charon
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Every Moon phase in 2023.
Moon Phase and Libration 2023
Download these slides about Apollo 17 and adapt them to your audience and setting.
Apollo 17 Presentation
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.
Total Lunar Eclipse November 2022
Check out this slide deck to learn about the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission, what the spacecraft has discovered during its more than a decade of lunar exploration, and ways to get involved in...
LRO Science Results
Spend the next month getting to know the Moon. Set aside some time each day to look at the Moon. Record your observations in the log provided on the back of this page.
Moon Observation Journal
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Earth and the Moon are locked in an orbital dance, and gravity is the choreographer. Here's how it works.
Tidal Locking
Between four and seven times a year, Earth, Moon and Sun line up just right to create the cosmic-scale shadow show known as an eclipse.
Eclipses
Like Earth, the Moon has a day side and a night side, which change as the Moon rotates.
Moon Phases
