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.

Dec 17, 2021

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.

Whitepaper: Why sustain Moon exploration

Every mission to the Moon, ever 🌗

Water on the Moon

**Explainer: What are permanently shadowed regions on the Moon?**

Apollo

Curated Apollo stories

Views from Apollo

Apollo landing sites viewed from orbit

Experience Apollo in real time

Upcoming 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**

**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**

🔧 Objects & Hardware left on the Moon

🪨 Lunar Sample Compendium

Our Moon as inspiration

Kids in South Korea and a Moon mission

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