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NASA fact page

Moon phases tutorial

Great for showing why the same face of the Moon is always pointed towards Earth. Has a precariously-perched giant astronaut to help with the idea.

The Moon Trees

Find out what happened to seeds that were brought to the Moon and back by astronauts in 1976, then planted around the U.S. There is even one in Monterey!

Phases of the Moon diagram

An elegantly simple interactive that lets you move the Moon around Earth, and see what the Moon actually looks like from Earth in that position.

Song--"We Like The Moon"

The psychotic singing Spongmonkeys tell you why. Expect something...well...different when you click here. You've been warned.

As always, I can be reached at askmrc@earthlink.net.