Moon! Our very favorite word!
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More: http://moon.nasa.gov
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we're going through a phase

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🌓Did you know that a first-quarter moon is an ideal phase to observe? It’s high in the sky in the early evening and shadows along the line between night and day enhance the topography.

Check out our new Daily Moon Guide for more observing tips! http://go.nasa.gov/MoonGuide
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Happy anniversary LRO!

Our Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has been exploring the Moon for 14 years now. As the longest-lived lunar spacecraft, it's paving the way for @NASAArtemis

This full view of the far side was made from over 15,000 LRO images. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/news/lro-farside.html
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Learn more about our Commercial Lunar Payload Services program to enable broader exploration of the Moon!
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🧀 No, it’s not made of cheese, but there are many great things to digest about our Moon. It contains layers, with heavy materials like iron at its core and a surface covered in dust and rocks.

Here's a taste of what the Moon is made of: https://moon.nasa.gov/inside-and-out/composition/overview/
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Glazed, powdered...or filled with lava? It's likely that volcanic activity played a role in forming these donut-shaped craters. The craters are unusual in shape but are fairly widespread on the pockmarked lunar surface.

#NationalDonutDay
http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/1151
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.@nasa & @Int_Machines finalized moving the landing site for one of the first Commercial Lunar Payload Services flights to the Moon’s South Pole in order to learn more about the region - the intended site of exploration for our Artemis missions. https://blogs.nasa.gov/clps/
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Nice work, #CAPSTONE!

Our Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has received and returned signal from the spacecraft which will continue testing its near rectilinear halo orbit for up to 12 months!
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Full moon rising 🌕

The May full moon goes by many names, including Milk, Corn, Hare, or Flower. No matter what you call it, it's a sight to behold.

https://go.nasa.gov/42bQUnJ
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The May full moon is also a penumbral lunar eclipse, meaning that the Moon will pass into the outer part of Earth’s shadow. The darkening effect is so slight that it won’t be noticeable - but it's nice to know that the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned. https://go.nasa.gov/42t7Rtp
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Make way for the Moon, the central player in a total solar eclipse!

Watch live as the Moon passes in between the Sun and Earth.
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Meet Malapert massif, one of 13 candidate landing regions for #Artemis III, the planned mission to land humans on the Moon. The mountain's peak, on the lower left of the image, rises more than 16,400 ft (5000 meters) above its base

Just imagine the view

https://www.lroc.asu.edu/posts/1294
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Tonight is the first full moon of spring in the northern hemisphere! Pink flowers coming into bloom lend their name to this full moon.

Full moons occur when the Moon is opposite the Sun in its orbit around Earth and its nearside is fully illuminated.
https://moon.nasa.gov/moon-in-motion/moon-phases/
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In some Christian traditions, Easter falls on the first Sunday after this full moon, called the Paschal Moon. This full moon also marks the start of the Jewish holiday, Passover. Do you have a holiday or festival associated with the April full moon?
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/2348/april-2023-the-next-full-moon-is-the-pink-sprouting-grass-egg-or-fish-moon/
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A spacesuit is not just a fashion statement. It's a personal mobility system to keep astronauts safe as they explore the lunar surface.

This week on NASA’s Curious Universe podcast, we hear about the development of the next generation of spacesuits.
🎧 http://nasa.gov/curiousuniverse
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We're over the Moon about our new lead for NASA Science, Dr. Nicky Fox! We're excited to take big Moon leaps with you as we return to the lunar surface with our #Artemis missions.
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We’ve selected our lunar emissaries. These four astronauts will be the first people in over 50 years to glimpse the Moon up close. https://youtu.be/lPyl6d2FJGw
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Just 4 more days until we meet the #Artemis II astronauts who will fly around the Moon! They'll be the first humans to see the Moon's cratered landscape up close in over 50 years.

Mark your calendar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mua1Lysc_JQ
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Take a virtual trip to @NASAGoddard today! Catch a live panel of scientists who are training astronauts, helping select #Artemis landing sites and more, in preparation for conducting science at the Moon’s South Pole.

📅 March 23 from 1-2PM ET
📺 Watch: https://video.ibm.com/channel/nasa-gsfc
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