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Explore our Moon!

A curated page of resources for all Earthlings to explore our cosmic neighbor, and learn about its fundamental importance to science and technology.

Jatan Mehta
Dec 17, 2021
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Our Moon is a unique place to answer fundamental questions about our solar system and also help enable sustained human presence in space. Over the last two to three years, I’ve been writing accessible stories about the Moon’s said value for as broad an audience as I can. I’ve placed all that work together in context on this curated Moon page, along with several external resources, to provide a good entry point for people from all backgrounds to learn about our Moon and its specific themes, and evangelize for its continued exploration.

Note: You may click on any of the images to open its respective link too, not just in the text.


Why explore the Moon
The Moon as a launch platform

Whitepaper: Why sustain Moon exploration

Every mission to the Moon, ever 🌗


Water on the Moon

How NASA and India discovered water on the Moon
VIPER, NASA’s Moon resource mapper
Ultimate guide to water on the Moon
Explainer: What are permanently shadowed regions on the Moon?

Apollo

How the Apollo missions transformed our understanding of the Moon’s origin
Geology of places explored by Apollo astronauts

Curated Apollo stories

Views from Apollo

Apollo landing sites viewed from orbit

Experience Apollo in real time


Upcoming missions

NASA CLPS Moon landing missions
KPLO, South Korea’s first Moon mission
The bevy of rovers heading for the Moon
Moon Monday – Follow global developments in lunar exploration & science

Lunar science & exploration

Exploring the marvel that are mountains on the Moon
The two-faced Moon
ISRO’s Chandrayaan 2 orbiter is creating the highest resolution Moon map
How we got to know the Moon’s gravity is lumpy
The Moon’s potential for radio astronomy and Chang’e 4
Chang’e 5 landing site: Near the volcanic complex of Rümker
Interviewing Chandrayaan 1’s Mission Director on India’s role in the new Moon race
The first time NASA figured out the Moon has craters all the way down

ESA's Library of Lunar Science


Take a visual tour of our Moon ✨

Astromaterials Lunar Sample Collection – View Moon rocks in 3D and dissect them!
LRO QuickMap – Explore the Moon like Google maps
Luna Sights – Browse a world of craters, mountains, lava channels and more!
Apollo Virtual Microscope – See Apollo Moon rocks in a virtual microscope
Watch the Moon in 3D

🔧 Objects & Hardware left on the Moon

🪨 Lunar Sample Compendium


Our Moon as inspiration

The Moon will always be there

Kids in South Korea and a Moon mission


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This curated Moon page and all my Moon projects and articles are completely free to access by everyone and regularly updated. If you like my labor of love, donate to keep it all going. It would mean the Moon to me.

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