The Moon as seen from Earth Ammonia Carbon dioxide The Moon is the planet Earth's only natural satellite. It has no formal name other than "The Moon", although in English it is occasionally called Luna (Latin for moon), or Selene, to distinguish it from the generic "moon" (natural satellites of other planets are also called moons). Its symbol is a crescent (Unicode: ☾). The terms lunar, selene/seleno-, and cynthion (from the Lunar deities Selene and Cynthia) refer to the Moon (apo ...

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• Moon - Exploration of the Moon
• Moon - Human understanding of the Moon
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• Moon - The Moon as muse
• Moon - Astrology
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• Moon - Meteor impact on the Moon
• Moon - Legal status
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Moon, Moon - The two sides of the Moon, Moon - Orbit, Moon - Earth & Moon, Moon - Tidal Effects, Moon - Double-planet hypotheses, Moon - Origin and history, Moon - Physical characteristics, Moon - Composition, Moon - Selenography, Moon - Presence of water, Moon - Magnetic field, Moon - Atmosphere, Moon - Eclipses, Moon - Occultation of stars, Moon - Observation of the Moon, Moon - Exploration of the Moon, Moon - Human understanding of the Moon, Moon - Myth and folk culture, Moon - The Moon as muse, Moon - Astrology, Moon - Scientific understanding, Moon - Meteor impact on the Moon, Moon - Legal status, Moon - Satellites, Moon - Surface installations, Moon - Lunar location listings

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Moon - Tidal Effects. The tides on Earth are generated by the Moon's gravitation (see tide and tidal force for a more detailed discussion). There are two tidal bulges, one in the direction of the Moon, and one in the opposite direction (figure 1). The buildup of these bulges and their movement around the earth causes an energy loss due to friction. The energy loss decr ...

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The Moon makes a complete orbit about the Earth approximately once every 28 days. Each hour the Moon moves relative to the stars by an amount roughly equal to its angular diameter, or by about 0.5°. The Moon differs from most satellites of other planets in that its orbit is close to the plane of the ecliptic and not in the Earth's equatorial plane. Several ways to consider a complete orbit are detailed in the table below, but the two most familiar are: the sidereal month being the time it takes to make a complete orbit with respect t ...

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Moon, Moon - The two sides of the Moon, Moon - Orbit, Moon - Earth & Moon, Moon - Tidal Effects, Moon - Double-planet hypotheses, Moon - Origin and history, Moon - Physical characteristics, Moon - Composition, Moon - Selenography, Moon - Presence of water, Moon - Magnetic field, Moon - Atmosphere, Moon - Eclipses, Moon - Occultation of stars, Moon - Observation of the Moon, Moon - Exploration of the Moon, Moon - Human understanding of the Moon, Moon - Myth and folk culture, Moon - The Moon as muse, Moon - Astrology, Moon - Scientific understanding, Moon - Meteor impact on the Moon, Moon - Legal status, Moon - Satellites, Moon - Surface installations, Moon - Lunar location listings

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The Moon makes a complete orbit about once every 28 days. Each hour the Moon moves relative to the stars by an amount roughly equal to its angular diameter, or by about 0.5°. The Moon differs from most satellites of other planets in that its orbit is close to the plane of the ecliptic and not in the Earth's equatorial plane. Several ways to consider a complete orbit are detailed in the table below, but the two most familiar are: the sidereal month being the time it takes to make a complete orbit with respect to the stars, about 27.3 ...

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Moon, Moon - The two sides, Moon - Orbit, Moon - Earth & Moon, Moon - Origin and history, Moon - Physical characteristics, Moon - Composition, Moon - Selenography, Moon - Presence of water, Moon - Magnetic field, Moon - Atmosphere, Moon - Eclipses, Moon - Occultation of stars, Moon - Observation of the Moon, Moon - Exploration of the Moon, Moon - Human understanding of the Moon, Moon - Myth and folk culture, Moon - The Moon as muse, Moon - Astrology, Moon - Scientific understanding, Moon - Meteor impact on the Moon, Moon - Legal status, Moon - Satellites, Moon - Surface installations, Moon - Lunar location listings

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See: Full moon, the phase of the moon Full Moon, an album by Brandy Norwood. Full Moon (a.k.a. Full Moon wo Sagashite), a manga by Arina Tanemura Full Moon, a 1947 novel about Blandings Castle by P. G. Wodehouse Full Moon, a play by Reynolds Price "Full Moon", a 1948 story by Georgette Heyer Other related archives1947, 1948, Arina Tanemura, Blandings Castle, Brandy Norwood, Full Moon, Full moon

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Dark moon is the period when the Moon appears so close to the Sun in the sky that it cannot be seen even near sunset or sunrise. Depending on how close the Moon passes to the line between Earth and Sun, dark moon may last between 1.5 to 3.5 days. The astronomical new moon occurs in the middle of this period when the Moon and Sun are in conjunction, and is also referred to as dark moon to distinguish it from the traditional new moon, which is the moment when the crescent moon is first seen after conjunction.

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The new moon is a lunar phase traditionally associated with the appearance of the first visible crescent of the Moon, after conjunction with the Sun. This takes place over the western horizon in a brief period between sunset and moonset, and therefore the precise time and even the date of the appearance of the new moon by this definition will be influenced by the geographical location of the observer. The astronomical new moon, sometimes known as the dark moon to avoid confusion, occurs by definition at the moment of conjunctio ...

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In astronomy, the term black moon is not well known nor frequently used. As a consequence it has no accepted definition, but seems to have occasionally been applied to at least four different situations: the absence of a new moon or dark moon in a calendar month; the absence of a full moon in a calendar month; either the third or the fourth new moon or dark moon in a season that has four of them (a season normally has only three). This is in analogy to the term blue moon which is the third full mo ...

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An asteroid moon is an asteroid that orbits another asteroid. It is thought that many asteroids may possess moons, in some cases quite substantial in size. Asteroids with moons are commonly referred to as binary asteroids. The term double asteroid is sometimes used for systems in which the asteroid and its moon are roughly the same size. The origin of asteroid moons is not currently known with certainty, and a variety of possibilities exist. A widely accepted theory is that asteroid moons are formed from debris knocked off of the primary asteroid by an impact. Other pairings may be formed when a small ...

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Bianca (bee-aang'-ka) is a moon of Uranus. It was named after the sister of Katherine in Shakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew. Other than its orbit and size, virtually nothing is known about it. It was discovered from the images taken by Voyager 2 on 1986-01-23, and was given the temporary designation S/1986 U 9. It is also designated Uranus VIII. Category: Uranus' moons ...

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Permanent human habitation on a planetary body other than the Earth is a central theme in science fiction. As technology has improved and concerns about the future of humanity on Earth increase, some argue that space colonization is an achievable and worthwhile goal. Because of its proximity to Earth and the early telescopic observation of familiar land forms, such as mountains and plains, the Moon has long been seen as a candidate for a possible human colony in space. However, the Apollo program, while demonstrating the feasibility of trave ...

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• Colonization of the Moon - Polar regions
• Colonization of the Moon - Equatorial regions
• Colonization of the Moon - Far side
• Colonization of the Moon - Structure
• Colonization of the Moon - Habitat
• Colonization of the Moon - Energy
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• Colonization of the Moon - On the surface
• Colonization of the Moon - Surface to space
• Colonization of the Moon - Economic development
• Colonization of the Moon - Moon colonies in fiction and film
• Colonization of the Moon - Books
• Colonization of the Moon - Television
• Colonization of the Moon - Film
• Colonization of the Moon - Computer and video games

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Calypso (ka-lip'-soe, Greek Καλυψώ) is a moon of Saturn. It was discovered by Pascu, Seidelmann, Baum and Currie in 1980 from ground-based observations, and was designated 1980 S 25. In 1983 it was officially named after Calypso of Greek mythology. It is also designated as Saturn XIV. Calypso is co-orbital with the moon Tethys, and resides in Tethys' trailing Lagrangian point (L5) 60 degrees behind Tethys. The moon Telesto resides in Tethys' ...

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The World of Two Moons or Abode is a fictional Earth-type planet featured in Wendy and Richard Pini's comic book Elfquest. The second planet of its solar system, the WoTM seems to have developed along very similar lines to Earth (which is not referred to in Elfquest). As its name suggests, the most obvious difference is that it has two moons rather than one. The larger moon seems to be about the same size as Earth's Moon. The smaller orbits closer ...

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A Cheshire Moon, Dry Moon, or Wet Moon is a crescent moon, when the horns of the crescent point up, away from the horizon. This happens at the beginning of every lunation, around sunset, and again at the end of every lunation, around sunrise. It is called a Cheshire moon as a reference to the Cheshire cat of Lewis Carroll's writings. See also. Blue moon Black moon Rising crescent moo ...

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Belinda (be-lin'-da) is a moon of Uranus. It is named after the heroine of Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock. Other than its size and orbit, virtually nothing is known about it. It was discovered from the images taken by Voyager 2 on 1986-01-13, and was given the temporary designation S/1986 U 5. It is also designated Uranus XIV. There is a ...

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Carme (IPA: /ˈkɑrmi/, kar'-mee, Greek Κάρμη) is one of Jupiter's moons. It was discovered by Seth Barnes Nicholson at Mount Wilson Observatory in California in July 1938. It is named after the mythological Carme, mother by Zeus of Britomartis, a Cretan goddess. Carme did not receive its present name until 1975; before then, it was simply known as Jupiter XI. It was sometimes called "Pan". Note ...

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Ananke (a-nang'-kee, IPA /ə'næŋ.ki:/; Greek Ανάγκη) is one of Jupiter's moons. It was discovered by Seth Barnes Nicholson at Mount Wilson Observatory in 1951 and is named after the mythological Ananke, the mother of Adrastea by Jupiter. Ananke did not receive its present name until 1975; before then, it was simply known as Jupiter XII. It was sometimes called "Adrastea". Note that Adras ...

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Cressida (kres'-i-da) is a moon of Uranus. It was named after the Trojan daughter of Calchas, a tragic heroine who appears in William Shakespeare's play Troilus and Cressida (as well as in tales by Geoffrey Chaucer and others). Other than its size and orbit, virtually nothing is known about it. It was discovered from the images taken by Voyager 2 on 1986-01-09, ...

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Atlas (at'-lus, Greek Άτλας) is a moon of Saturn. Atlas was discovered by Richard Terrile in 1980 (some time before November 12) from Voyager photos and was designated 1980 S 28. In 1983 it was officially named after Atlas of Greek mythology, because it "holds the rings on its shoulders" like the Titan Atlas held the sky up above the Earth. It is also designated as Saturn XV. Atlas seems to be a shepherd satellite of the A ring. Furthermore, in 2004 a faint, thin ring, temporarily designat ...

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