Lukol Directory: Science: Astronomy: Solar System: Earth: Moon

Keith's Moon Page
A collection of facts, phases, folklore and photographs.
http://home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/

Google Moon
A photographic map of the equatorial region with pan and zoom capability, showing locations of the Apollo landings.
http://moon.google.com/

SMART-1: ESA's Mission to the Moon
Official mission site includes articles, images, FLASH presentation, PDF brochures, etc.
http://www.esa.int/smart1

Dyson's Animated Moon
Interative moon map (Flash based) with brief information about various features.
http://www.mariannedyson.com/moon.htm

NSSDC Photo Gallery: Moon
Select images from various space probes and telescopes.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/P...

MoonBase7
Facts, missions, phases, news, links. Also dedicated to the space in general and robotics.
http://www.moonbase7.com/

Interactive Map of the Moon
The visible and the hidden side. Includes games and basic information about the satellite and the lunar missions.
http://www.penpal.ru/astro/

Moon Stereogram Demonstration
Demonstration as to why the Moon appears larger when nearer the horizon than when high in the sky.
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/97/1/...

The Captive Moon
Offers overview article including exploration history and cultural history.
http://www.cosmicelk.co.uk/moonabout.htm

Summer Moon Illusion
An explanation of the illusion that the Moon, low on the horizon, is actually bigger then when seen higher in the sky.
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2002/24...

Atlas of the Moon
Interactive Moon atlas (hotspots) with links to 237 close-up images. [Also in German]
http://www.mondatlas.de/index_e.html

Lunar Volcanoes
An Introduction to Lunar Domes by Nigel Longshaw, an illustrated description of these features including characteristics and observation history.
http://www.mikeoates.org/mas/members/domes...

The Moon Museum
A tour made on the 30th anniversary of the first lunar landing.
http://moon.uc.edu/ar2des3.htm

Woman in the Moon
Several features of lunar landscape combined can be seen as a profile of a woman.
http://www.tufts.edu/as/wright_center/fell...

The Solar System in Action: Moon
General information about the satellite, the eclipses and the phases, presented in a popular language.
http://www.harmsy.freeuk.com/moon.html

Earth-Moon Dynamics Page
Extracts from five papers studying Earth-Moon dynamics relating to evolution and gravity topics.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/trevor_green

Lunarsat Info Page
Multimedia presentation of the European space mission to investigate the south pole for its suitability for the first permanent human outpost.
http://www.lunarsat.de/

Moon Page
Some facts, quotations, trivia chosen at random.
http://www.moonpage.com/

What's a Blue Moon?
From Sky and Telescope magazine. Explains what it is and when the phenomenon happens.
http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/objec...

Moon Survey
Tips for observing our satellite and drawing lunar features. Data archive, pictures, movies and selected links also available.
http://moon.astronomy.cz/index_e.htm

Geologic Lunar Research Group
Resource for all lunar observers interested in geologic, dome and TLP research. Some content in Italian.
http://digilander.libero.it/gibbidomine/

Lunarama
A personal collection of links, with brief comments.
http://www.cableyorkton.com/users/gbraun/m...

The Moon Illusion Explained
Why our satellite looks big at the horizon and smaller when higher up.
http://facstaff.uww.edu/mccreadd/

The Origin of the Moon
Scientific research report providing overview of current theories.
http://www.es.ucl.ac.uk/research/planetary...

Sub Topics:
Eclipses
Unmanned Missions
Apollo Missions
Amateur Observing
Phases
Images


Related Topics:
Science: Technology: Space: Colonization
Society: History: By Topic: Exploration: Space



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2006