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  • Geologic Lunar Research Group - Resource for all lunar observers interested in geologic, dome and TLP research. Some content in Italian.
  • Interactive Map of the Moon - The visible and the hidden side. Includes games and basic information about the satellite and the lunar missions.
  • Keith's Moon Page - A collection of facts, phases, folklore and photographs.
  • Lunar Reclamation Society, Inc. - Milwaukee-based membership organization engaged in public outreach and education about the benefits of establishing a permanent human presence on the Moon.
  • Lunarama - A collection of links, with brief comments.
  • Lunarsat Info Page - Multimedia presentation of the European space mission to investigate the south pole for its suitability for the first permanent human outpost.
  • Moon Page - Some facts, quotations, trivia chosen at random.
  • Moon Society - Dedicated to human settlement in our natural satellite and affiliated with the Artemis Project. Presents its aims and its organization.
  • Moon Stereogram Demonstration - Demonstration as to why the Moon appears larger when nearer the horizon than when high in the sky.
  • Moon Survey - Tips for observing our satellite and drawing lunar features. Data archive, pictures, movies and selected links also available.
  • MoonBase7 - Facts, missions, phases, news, links. Also dedicated to the space in general and robotics.
  • NSSDC Photo Gallery: Moon - Select images from various space probes and telescopes.
  • NYTimes.com - Moon's Dust Hides a Throbbing Heart - Laser-ranging measurements indicate that the moon is a bit flexible, hinting at a molten interior. [Requires free NYTimes.com registration to view.]
  • Space.com: More Moons Around Earth? - Article describing the asteroid Cruithne, and orbital motions at gravitational balance points in space that temporarily pull asteroids into Earth orbits.
  • 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.
  • The Calculations and Analysis of Density of the Moon Craters - Scientific paper exploring the connection between lunar crater density and longitude/latitude.
  • The Moon Illusion Explained - Why our satellite looks big at the horizon and smaller when higher up.
  • The Solar System in Action: Moon - General information about the satellite, the eclipses and the phases, presented in a popular language.
  • What's a Blue Moon? - From Sky and Telescope magazine. Explains what it is and when the phenomenon happens.
  • Woman in the Moon - Several features of lunar landscape combined can be seen as a profile of a woman.
  • Search our Wiki for Earth Moon - Find more information about this subject by clicking here

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