1. Exploring the moon and its features.

2. Photo of the earth taken by Apollo astronauts from the surface of the moon. Notice that the earth goes through “phases” if you are on the moon.

3. How did the moon form? Video clip of lunar formation

4. An object the size of Mars collided with the Earth. There is a lot of evidence for this event! http://burro.cwru.edu

5. http://www.scientificpsychic.com Animation of lunar formation

7. Comparisons: 1/4 our diameter 1/6 our gravity About 240,000 miles away

8. Lunar far side looks very different from the side of the moon we always see!

9. NASA's Apollo missions Goal was to put men on the moon to explore and conduct scientific experiments. Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon. He did so on July 20, 1969. Video clip of Apollo Missions

10. Regolith – lunar soil – caused by meteorite impacts

11. Maria Rays around craters Maria Highlands

12. Apollo 15 Maria Highlands

13. Apollo 15 Old crater newer crater

14. Photo Apollo 15

15. Earthrise Apollo 8

16. Crater Copernicus viewed from lunar orbit Apollo 12

17. Capturing the Sun: aluminum panel traps atomic particles from the Sun during the Apollo 11 mission.

18. Apollo 12 Alan Bean descends the Intrepid's ladder

19. seismic experiment Apollo 14 Moonquakes occur because of the earth pulling on the moon. They are called “rock tides.”

20. Apollo 15

21. Rock sampling Apollo 15

23. Apollo 16 – getting soil samples

24. Apollo 17

25. Lunar lander and lunar rover.

26. Fixing a fender Apollo 17

27. Crescent Earth rises above lunar horizon

28. Crescent Earth from Apollo 11 mission