1. A look at our nearest neighbor in space! The Moon

2. What is the Moon? 1. A natural satellite 2. One of more than 96 moons in our Solar System 3. The only moon of the planet Earth

3. Location, location, location! 1. About 240,000 miles from Earth 2,155 miles in diameter (about ¼ the size of Earth)

4. The Moon’s Surface 1. No atmosphere 2. No liquid water 3. Extreme temperatures –Daytime = 265°F –Nighttime = -310 

5. Lunar Features - Craters 1.Up to 2500 km (1,553 miles) across 2.Most formed by meteorite impact on the Moon 3.Some formed by volcanic action inside the Moon

6. Movements of the Moon 1.Revolution – Moon orbits the Earth every 27 1/3 days 2.The moon rises in the east and sets in the west 3.The moon rises and sets 50 minutes later each day 4.Rotation – Moon turns on its axis every 27 days 5.Same side of Moon always faces Earth

7. Far Side of the Moon 1.First seen by Luna 3 Russian space probe in 1959 2.Surface features different from near side 1.More craters 2.Thicker crust

8. It’s Just a Phase 1.Moonlight is reflected sunlight 2.Half the moon’s surface is always reflecting light 3.From Earth we see different amounts of the Moon’s lit surface 4.The amount seen is called a “phase”

9. Waxing and Waning New moon Waxing Crescent moon First Quarter moon Waxing Gibbous moon Full moon Waning Gibbous moon Third Quarter moon Waning Crescent moon New moon 1.Waxing- Lit side getting larger. 2.Waning- Lit side getting smaller.

10. What you see in the boxes is the view of the Moon as WE SEE IT FROM EARTH!!

11. Moon Phase Animation Links http://www.amnh.org/ology/astronomy/stuff todo/moon2.htmlhttp://www.amnh.org/ology/astronomy/stuff todo/moon2.html http://www.collinseducation.com/resources/ ict%20activity/earth_FULL.swfhttp://www.collinseducation.com/resources/ ict%20activity/earth_FULL.swf

12. Lunar Eclipses 1.Moon moves into Earth’s shadow – this shadow darkens the Moon A. Umbra B. Penumbra 2.About 2-3 per year 3.Last up to 4 hours Next Total Eclipse- Wednesday, April 15, 2014!

13. Umbra Umbra- 1.Umbra-a region of the shadow where the Earth blocks all direct sunlight from reaching the Moon. 2.Penumbra-a region of shadow where the Earth blocks part but not all of the Sun's rays from reaching the Moon Lunar Eclipse

14. Solar Eclipses 1.Moon moves between Earth and Sun 2.Moon casts a shadow on part of the Earth 3.Total eclipses rare – only once every 360 years from one location!

15. 1.Umbra- a region of the shadow where the Earth blocks all direct sunlight from reaching the Moon. 2.Penumbra- a region of shadow where the Earth blocks part but not all of the Sun's rays from reaching the Moon

16. The Tides 1.Tides caused by pull of Moon’s gravity on Earth 2.High tide – 1.Side facing Moon and side away from Moon 2.Every 12 hours, 25 ½ minutes 3.Low tide – 1.On sides of Earth

17. Exploring the Moon 1.1950s to 1960s - probes 2.Neil Armstrong First man on the Moon – July 20, 1969 3.Six Apollo missions (1969-1972) 842 lbs rocks 4.12 Americans have walked on the moon

20. When will we return?

21. Ice on the Moon? 1994 – Clementine probe 1998 – Lunar Prospector

22. Moon base of the future? What would you need to live there?

26. Name this phase! Full Moon

27. Name this phase! First Quarter

28. Name this phase! Waxing Crescent

29. Name this phase! Waning Gibbous

30. Name this phase! Third Quarter

31. Name this phase! Waxing Gibbous

32. Name this phase! Waning Crescent

33. What might be happening in this image? Lunar Eclipse

34. Name this phase! Look closely! Waxing Gibbous

36. Name this phase! Full Moon

37. Name this phase! New Moon

38. Name this phase! Waning Gibbous

39. Name this phase! Waning Crescent

50. Photo resources http://www.nasm.si.edu/apollo/AS15/a15images.h tmhttp://www.nasm.si.edu/apollo/AS15/a15images.h tm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/photogall ery-moon.html#apollohttp://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/photogall ery-moon.html#apollo http://clementine.cnes.fr/index.en.html http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/pub/research/clemen/cleme n.htmlhttp://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/pub/research/clemen/cleme n.html http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0108/15mooncre ate/http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0108/15mooncre ate/ http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/ pxmoon.htmlhttp://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/ pxmoon.html

51. More photo resources http://www.nrl.navy.mil/clementine/clemovies/cle movies_index.htmlhttp://www.nrl.navy.mil/clementine/clemovies/cle movies_index.html http://www.solarviews.com/eng/moon.htm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/620649.stm http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/ecli pses/article_99_1.asphttp://skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/ecli pses/article_99_1.asp http://lunar.arc.nasa.gov/results/ice/eureka.htm http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsyst em/moon_nss_020604.htmlhttp://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsyst em/moon_nss_020604.html