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Summer Moon Illusion 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. (Moon) http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2002/24jun_moonillusion.htm?list661644 Interactive Map of the Moon Interactive Map of the Moon: The visible and the hidden side. Includes games and basic information about the satellite and the lunar missions. (Moon) http://www.penpal.ru/astro/ NYTimes.com - Moon's Dust Hides a Throbbing Heart 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.] (Moon) http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/14/science/space/14MOON.html Geologic Lunar Research Group Geologic Lunar Research Group: Resource for all lunar observers interested in geologic, dome and TLP research. Some content in Italian. (Moon) http://digilander.libero.it/gibbidomine/ Lunarama Lunarama: A personal collection of links, with brief comments. (Moon) http://www.cableyorkton.com/users/gbraun/moon/ Dyson's Animated Moon Dyson's Animated Moon: Interative moon map (Flash based) with brief information about various features. (Moon) http://www.mariannedyson.com/moon.htm The Origin of the Moon The Origin of the Moon: Scientific research report providing overview of current theories. (Moon) http://www.es.ucl.ac.uk/research/planetaryweb/undergraduate/bugiolacchi/moonf.htm Space.com: More Moons Around Earth? 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. (Moon) http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/second_moon_991029.html The Moon Illusion Explained The Moon Illusion Explained: Why our satellite looks big at the horizon and smaller when higher up. (Moon) http://facstaff.uww.edu/mccreadd/ Woman in the Moon Woman in the Moon: Several features of lunar landscape combined can be seen as a profile of a woman. (Moon) http://www.tufts.edu/as/wright_center/fellows/georgepage.html The Calculations and Analysis of Density of the Moon Craters The Calculations and Analysis of Density of the Moon Craters: Scientific paper exploring the connection between lunar crater density and longitude/latitude. (Moon) http://www.mif.vu.lt/~masi1206/craters/ What's a Blue Moon? What's a Blue Moon?: From Sky and Telescope magazine. Explains what it is and when the phenomenon happens. (Moon) http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/moon/article_127_1.asp Robonaut from NASA/JPL/DARPA Robonaut from NASA/JPL/DARPA: The Robonaut project seeks to develop and demonstrate a robotic system that can function as an EVA astronaut equivalent. (Moon) http://robonaut.jsc.nasa.gov/robonaut.html SMART-1: ESA's Mission to the Moon SMART-1: ESA's Mission to the Moon: Official mission site includes articles, images, FLASH presentation, PDF brochures, etc. (Moon) http://www.esa.int/smart1 Moon Survey Moon Survey: Tips for observing our satellite and drawing lunar features. Data archive, pictures, movies and selected links also available. (Moon) http://moon.astronomy.cz/index_e.htm Earth-Moon Dynamics Page Earth-Moon Dynamics Page: Extracts from five papers studying Earth-Moon dynamics relating to evolution and gravity topics. (Moon) http://homepage.ntlworld.com/trevor_green The Solar System in Action: Moon The Solar System in Action: Moon: General information about the satellite, the eclipses and the phases, presented in a popular language. (Moon) http://www.harmsy.freeuk.com/moon.html Moon Page Moon Page: Some facts, quotations, trivia chosen at random. (Moon) http://www.moonpage.com/ Lunarsat Info Page 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) http://www.lunarsat.de/ Moon Stereogram Demonstration Moon Stereogram Demonstration: Demonstration as to why the Moon appears larger when nearer the horizon than when high in the sky. (Moon) http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/97/1/500/DC1 The Moon Museum The Moon Museum: A tour made on the 30th anniversary of the first lunar landing. (Moon) http://moon.uc.edu/ar2des3.htm Keith's Moon Page Keith's Moon Page: A collection of facts, phases, folklore and photographs. (Moon) http://home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/ Atlas of the Moon Atlas of the Moon: Interactive Moon atlas (hotspots) with links to 237 close-up images. [Also in German] (Moon) http://www.mondatlas.de/index_e.html MoonBase7 MoonBase7: Facts, missions, phases, news, links. Also dedicated to the space in general and robotics. (Moon) http://www.moonbase7.com/ NSSDC Photo Gallery: Moon NSSDC Photo Gallery: Moon: Select images from various space probes and telescopes. (Moon) http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/PhotoGallery-Moon.html