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Encyclopedia - Moon: Encyclopedia - Moon
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 tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Colonization Of The Moon: Encyclopedia - Colonization Of The Moon
Permanent human habitation on a planetary body other than the Earth is a central theme in science fiction. As technology has improved and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moon: Encyclopedia Ii - Moon - Orbit
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 am...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Colonization Of The Moon: Encyclopedia Ii - Colonization Of The Moon - History
The notion of siting a colony on the Moon originated before the space age; Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, among others, suggested such a step. F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moon: Encyclopedia Ii - Moon - Orbit
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 it...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moon: Encyclopedia Ii - Moon - Earth & Moon
Moon - Tidal Effects. The tides on Earth are generated by the Moon's gravitation (see tide and tidal force for a more detailed discussi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moon: Encyclopedia Ii - Moon - Human Understanding Of The Moon
Moon - Myth and folk culture. Moon - The Moon as muse. The Moon has been the subject of many works of art and literature and the insp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moon: Encyclopedia Ii - Moon - Origin And History
The inclination of the Moon's orbit makes it implausible that the Moon formed along with the Earth or was captured later; its origin is t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moon: Encyclopedia Ii - Moon - The Two Sides Of The Moon
The far side is sometimes called the "dark side". In this case "dark" means "unknown and hidden" and not "lacking light" as implied by th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moon: Encyclopedia Ii - Moon - Eclipses
The angular diameters of the Moon and the Sun as seen from Earth overlap in their variation, so that both total and annular solar eclipse...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moon: Encyclopedia Ii - Moon - Legal Status
Though several flags of the Soviet Union and the United States have been symbolically planted on the moon, the Russian and U.S. governmen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Colonization Of The Moon: Encyclopedia Ii - Colonization Of The Moon - Moon Colonies In Fiction And Film
Moon colonies are found in many science fiction novels, short stories and films. Not all have the Moon colony itself as central to the pl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moon: Encyclopedia Ii - Moon - Human Understanding Of The Moon
Moon - Myth and folk culture. Main article: Moon (mythology) Moon - The Moon as muse. Main article: Moon in art and literature Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moon: Encyclopedia Ii - Moon - Exploration Of The Moon
The first leap in Lunar observation was caused by the invention of the telescope. Especially Galileo Galilei made good use of this new in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moon: Encyclopedia Ii - Moon - Occultation Of Stars
During the year, the Moon occults - or passes over and hides for a period of time - stars and planets. Because the Moon is close to Earth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moon: Encyclopedia Ii - Moon - Observation Of The Moon
During the brightest full moons, the Moon can have an apparent magnitude of about −12.6. For comparison, the Sun has an apparent magnit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moon: Encyclopedia Ii - Moon - Physical Characteristics
Moon - Composition. More than 4.5 billion years ago, the surface of the Moon was a liquid magma ocean. Scientists think that one compon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Colonization Of The Moon: Encyclopedia Ii - Colonization Of The Moon - Transport
Colonization of the Moon - On the surface. Lunar colonists will want the ability to move over long distances, to transport cargo and pe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moon: Encyclopedia Ii - Moon - Eclipses
The angular diameters of the Moon and the Sun as seen from Earth overlap in their variation, so that both total and annular solar eclipse...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moon: Encyclopedia Ii - Moon - Occultation Of Stars
During the year, the moon occults sometimes stars and planets. Because the moon is close to the earth, occultations of stars are not vis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moon: Encyclopedia Ii - Moon - Physical Characteristics
Moon - Composition. More than 4.5 billion years ago, the surface of the Moon was a liquid magma ocean. Scientists think that one compon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moon: Encyclopedia Ii - Moon - Origin And History
The inclination of the Moon's orbit makes it implausible that the Moon formed along with the Earth or was captured later; its origin is t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moon: Encyclopedia Ii - Moon - The Two Sides
The far side is sometimes called the "dark side". In this case "dark" means "unknown and hidden" and not "lacking light" as implied by th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moon: Encyclopedia Ii - Moon - Earth & Moon
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...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moon: Encyclopedia Ii - Moon - Observation Of The Moon
During the brightest full moons, the Moon can have an apparent magnitude of about −12.6. For comparison, the Sun has an apparent magnit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moon: Encyclopedia Ii - Moon - Exploration Of The Moon
The first leap in Lunar observation was caused by the invention of the telescope. Especially Galileo Galilei made good use of this new in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Colonization Of The Moon: Encyclopedia Ii - Colonization Of The Moon - Structure
Colonization of the Moon - Habitat. There have been numerous proposals regarding the habitat modules. The designs have evolved througho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Colonization Of The Moon: Encyclopedia Ii - Colonization Of The Moon - Economic Development
For long term sustainability, a space colony should be close to self sufficient. On site mining and refining of the Moon's materials coul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Colonization Of The Moon: Encyclopedia Ii - Colonization Of The Moon - Locations
Russian astronomer Vladislav V. Shevchenko proposed in 1988 three criteria that a lunar outpost should meet: good conditions for transpo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Colonization Of The Moon: Encyclopedia Ii - Colonization Of The Moon - Advantages And Disadvantages
Putting aside the general questions of whether a human colony beyond the Earth is feasible or desirable (see: space colonization for a di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moon: Encyclopedia Ii - Moon - Legal Status
Though several flags of the Soviet Union and the United States have been symbolically planted on the moon, the Russian and U.S. governmen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Colonization Of The Moon: Encyclopedia Ii - Colonization Of The Moon - Moon Colonies In Fiction And Film
Moon colonies are found in many science fiction novels, short stories and films. Not all have the Moon colony itself as central to the pl...   » Read the article