The Moon does have many volcanic features such as maria (the darker patches seen on the moon), rilles and domes. source
The Moon does have many volcanic features such as maria (the darker patches seen on the moon), rilles and domes.
On January 10,1946 ; The United States Army Signal Corps successfully conducts Project Diana, bouncing radio waves off the Moon and receiving the reflected signals. source
On January 10,1946 ; The United States Army Signal Corps successfully conducts Project Diana, bouncing radio waves off the Moon and receiving the reflected signals.
Apollo 17 was the final mission of NASA's Apollo program, the enterprise that landed the first humans on the Moon. source
Apollo 17 was the final mission of NASA's Apollo program, the enterprise that landed the first humans on the Moon.
Several planned missions of the Apollo manned Moon landing program of the 1960s and 1970s were canceled for a variety of reasons, including changes in technical direction, the Apollo 1 fire, hardware delays, and budget limitations source
Several planned missions of the Apollo manned Moon landing program of the 1960s and 1970s were canceled for a variety of reasons, including changes in technical direction, the Apollo 1 fire, hardware delays, and budget limitations
The average distance of the Moon from the Earth is 384,400 km (238,900 mi) source
The average distance of the Moon from the Earth is 384,400 km (238,900 mi)
The Soviet Union's Luna programme was the first to reach the Moon with uncrewed spacecraft in 1959. source
The Soviet Union's Luna programme was the first to reach the Moon with uncrewed spacecraft in 1959.
Apollo 11 was the first spaceflight that landed humans on the Moon.
SixApollo Lunar Module craft successfully landed on the Moon between 1969 and 1972 source
SixApollo Lunar Module craft successfully landed on the Moon between 1969 and 1972
The United States' Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the Moon, on 20 July 1969.
The Solar System and its various bodies (planets, asteroids, moons, etc
Mercury's surface is similar in appearance to that of the Moon.
On January 22.1973 ;The crew of Apollo 17 addresses a joint session of Congress after the completion of the final Apollo moon landing mission. source
On January 22.1973 ;The crew of Apollo 17 addresses a joint session of Congress after the completion of the final Apollo moon landing mission.
On January 27.1967 ; The United States, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union sign the Outer Space Treaty in Washington, D.C., banning deployment of nuclear weapons in space, and limiting use of the Moon and other celestial bodies to peaceful purposes. source
On January 27.1967 ; The United States, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union sign the Outer Space Treaty in Washington, D.C., banning deployment of nuclear weapons in space, and limiting use of the Moon and other celestial bodies to peaceful purposes.
On January 31.1971 ; Apollo program: Apollo 14: Astronauts Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell, aboard a Saturn V, lift off for a mission to the Fra Mauro Highlands on the Moon. source
On January 31.1971 ; Apollo program: Apollo 14: Astronauts Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell, aboard a Saturn V, lift off for a mission to the Fra Mauro Highlands on the Moon.
On February 21.1972 ; The Soviet unmanned spaceship Luna 20 lands on the Moon. source
On February 21.1972 ; The Soviet unmanned spaceship Luna 20 lands on the Moon.
On March 24. 1965 ; NASA spacecraft Ranger 9, equipped to convert its signals into a form suitable for showing on domestic television, brings images of the Moon into ordinary homes before crash landing. source
On March 24. 1965 ; NASA spacecraft Ranger 9, equipped to convert its signals into a form suitable for showing on domestic television, brings images of the Moon into ordinary homes before crash landing.
On June 2.1966 ; Surveyor program: Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon, becoming the first U.S. spacecraft to soft-land on another world. source
On June 2.1966 ; Surveyor program: Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon, becoming the first U.S. spacecraft to soft-land on another world.
The month of Ramadan lasts 29–30 days based on the visual sightings of the crescent moon. source
The month of Ramadan lasts 29–30 days based on the visual sightings of the crescent moon.
On July 21.1969 ; At 02:56 UTC, astronaut Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to walk on the Moon. source
On July 21.1969 ; At 02:56 UTC, astronaut Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to walk on the Moon.
On August 28.1789 ; William Herschel discovers a new moon of Saturn: Enceladus. source
On August 28.1789 ; William Herschel discovers a new moon of Saturn: Enceladus.
On September 12.1959 ; The Soviet Union launches a large rocket, Lunik II, at the moon. source
On September 12.1959 ; The Soviet Union launches a large rocket, Lunik II, at the moon.
On October 7.1959 ; U.S.S.R. probe Luna 3 transmits the first ever photographs of the far side of the Moon. source
On October 7.1959 ; U.S.S.R. probe Luna 3 transmits the first ever photographs of the far side of the Moon.
On October 10.1846 ; Triton, the largest moon of the planet Neptune, is discovered by English astronomer William Lassell. source
On October 10.1846 ; Triton, the largest moon of the planet Neptune, is discovered by English astronomer William Lassell.
On December 3.1904 ; The Jovian moon Himalia is discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at California's Lick Observatory. source
On December 3.1904 ; The Jovian moon Himalia is discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at California's Lick Observatory.
On December 18.1966 ; Saturn's moon Epimetheus is discovered by astronomer Richard Walker. source
On December 18.1966 ; Saturn's moon Epimetheus is discovered by astronomer Richard Walker.
NASA scientists reported the detection of neon in the exosphere of the moon. source
NASA scientists reported the detection of neon in the exosphere of the moon.