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The Captive Moon -- Offers over view article including exploration history & cultural history. Visit

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. Visit

Geologic Lunar Research Group -- Resource for all lunar observers interested in geologic, dome & TLP research. Some content in Italian. Visit

Atlas of the Moon -- Interactive Moon atlas (hotspots) with links to 237 close-up images. [Also in German] Visit

MoonBase7 -- Facts, missions, phases, news, links. Also dedicated to the space in general & robotics. Visit

NSSDC Photo Gallery: Moon -- Select images from various space probes & telescopes. Visit

SMART-1: ESA's Mission to the Moon -- Official mission site includes articles, images, FLASH presentation, PDF brochures, etc. Visit

What's a Blue Moon? -- From Sky & Telescope magazine. Explains what it's & when the phenomenon happens. Visit

Dyson's Animated Moon -- Interative moon map (Flash based) with brief information about various features. Visit

Lunar Volcanoes -- An Introduction to Lunar Domes by Nigel Longshaw, an illustrated description of these features including characteristics & observation history. Visit

The Moon Illusion Explained -- Why our satellite looks big at the horizon & smaller when higher up. Visit

Earth-Moon Dynamics Page -- Extracts from five papers studying Earth-Moon dynamics relating to evolution & gravity topics. Visit

The Moon Museum -- A tour made on the 30th anniversary of the first lunar landing. Visit

Google Moon -- A photographic map of the equatorial region with pan & zoom capability, showing locations of the Apollo landings. Visit

Lunarsat Info Page -- Multimedia presentation of the European space mission to investigate the south pole for its suitability for the first permanent human outpost. Visit

Moon Stereogram Demonstration -- Demonstration as to why the Moon appears larger when nearer the horizon than when high in the sky. Visit

Keith's Moon Page -- A collection of facts, phases, folklore & photographs. Visit

The Origin of the Moon -- Scientific research report providing over view of current theories. Visit

Interactive Map of the Moon -- The visible & the hidden side. Includes games & basic information about the satellite & the lunar missions. Visit

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