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	Moon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The plane of the lunar orbit maintains an inclination of 5.145 396° with respect to the ecliptic (the orbital plane of the Earth), and the lunar axis of rotation maintains an inclination of 1.5424° with respect to the normal to that same plane.
		The points where the Moon's orbit crosses the ecliptic are called the "lunar nodes": the North (or ascending) node is where the Moon crosses to the North of the ecliptic; the South (or descending) node where it crosses to the South.
		Lunar Prospector results, however, indicate the presence of hydrogen in the permanently shadowed regions, which could be in the form of water ice.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Moon (5311 words)

	Lunar eclipse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The type and length of a lunar eclipse depends upon the Moon's location relative to its orbital node.
		If you were on the Moon's surface during a lunar eclipse you would witness a solar eclipse, with the Earth passing in front of the Sun.
		Ancient Greek astronomers noticed that during lunar eclipses the edge of the shadow was always circular; they thus concluded that the Earth was spherical.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lunar_eclipse (865 words)

	Lunar Regolith Breccias (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Lunar regolith is composed in part of rock and mineral fragments that were broken apart from underlying bedrock by the impact of meteorites.
		Rock and mineral fragments at the lunar surface are exposed to the solar wind — ions of mostly-light elements like hydrogen and helium that are emitted from the sun at exceedingly high speeds, several hundred kilometers per second.
		Because the Moon is closer to the sun than the asteroids and because the lunar regolith is thicker than those of asteroids, lunar regolith breccias are much richer in solar-wind implanted gases than are asteroidal regolith breccias.
	epsc.wustl.edu /admin/resources/meteorites/regolith_breccia.html (997 words)

	Lunar Meteorites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		A weathered lunar meteorite would not be an impressive or suspicious looking rock if found in a cornfield or streambed (see Dar al Gani 400 or QUE94281) and a brecciated lunar meteorite could easily be overlooked in the field as a terrestrial sedimentary rock.
		Lunar meteorites that are mare basalts (e.g., NWA 032) or breccias composed mainly of mare material (EET 87521/96008) are poor in aluminum and rich in iron.
		Lunar Prospector mission (1998—99) have shown that all of the Apollo sites were in or near a unique and anomalously radioactive “hot spot” on the lunar nearside in the vicinity of Mare Imbrium.
	epsc.wustl.edu /admin/resources/moon_meteorites.html (3967 words)

	Surface Properties of the Moon
		One of the discoveries of the first Lunar orbiters is that the far side has a very different appearance than the near side.
		The bulk density of the Moon is 3.4 g/cc, which is comparable to that of (volcanic) basaltic lavas on the Earth (however, the bulk density of the Earth is 5.5 g/cc, because of the dense iron/nickel core).
		The Anorthosites that are common in the Lunar Highlands are not common on the surface of the Earth (The Adirondack Mountains and the Canadian Shield are exceptions).
	csep10.phys.utk.edu /astr161/lect/moon/moon_surface.html (1083 words)

	Lunar Perigee and Apogee Calculator
		Perigee and apogee distances are usually accurate to within a few kilometres compared to values calculated with the definitive ELP 2000-82 theory of the lunar orbit; the maximum error over the years 1977 through 2022 is 12 km in perigee distance and 6 km at apogee.
		ELP 2000-85 generates predictions of lunar longitude accurate to 0.0004 degrees for the years 1900 through 2100, and 0.0054 degrees for the period 1500 through 2500.
		Machine-readable files for all of the tables and a sample FORTRAN program which uses them to compute lunar ephemerides may be obtained from the Astronomical Data Center at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center by FTP across the Internet, or on CD-ROM, along with a wide variety of other astronomical catalogues and tables.
	www.fourmilab.ch /earthview/pacalc.html (742 words)

	The Moon
		The lunar terrain pictured is in the area of Smyth's Sea on the nearside.
		A close-up view of an astronaut's footprint in the lunar soil, photographed with a 70mm lunar surface camera during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity (EVA) on the Moon.
		This is an oblique view of the large crater Copernicus on the lunar nearside, as phtographed from the Apollo 17 spacecraft in lunar orbit.
	www.solarviews.com /eng/moon.htm (2472 words)

	Lunar Geology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Lunar Geology is the study of the moons crust, rocks, strata, etc. Lunar Geology tends to cover two broad areas of study; Maria (and/or Basins) and Highlands.
		Lunar Prospector will use its Neutron Spectrometer and Gamma Ray Spectrometer to determine the bulk elemental composition of the Moon as well as to identify potential lunar resources, including water ice (in the permanently shadowed poles).
		Primary elements: The lunar crust is composed of a variety of primary elements, including uranium, thorium, potassium, oxygen, silicon, magnesium, iron, titanium, calcium, aluminum and hydrogen.
	lunar.arc.nasa.gov /printerready/science/geologys.html (1495 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Space - Lunar Eclipse
		A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes between the Moon and the Sun.
		During a lunar eclipse, the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon, blocking the Sun’s light.
		Lunar eclipses are not as spectacular as Solar eclipses, when day turns to night.
	www.bbc.co.uk /science/space/solarsystem/earth/lunareclipse.shtml (293 words)

	Lunar - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Lunar is an adjective that means having to do with or pertaining to the Moon, or to moons in general.
		Lunar is also the name of a popular series of RPG video games.
		Imagine becoming a bestselling novelist, and almost immediately famous and wealthy, while still in college, and before long seeing your insufferable father reduced to a...
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /lunar.htm (219 words)

	full moon and lunar effects
		Lunar effects that have been found have little or nothing to do with human behavior, e.g., the discovery of a slight effect of the moon on global temperature,* which in turn might have an effect on the growth of plants.
		Anecdotal evidence for lunar effects is not hard to find and reporters know that one good anecdote trumps ten scientific studies when it comes to reader interest, even though such evidence is unreliable for establishing significant correlations.
		According to Nienhuys, the 161 figure refers to the average number of drunk drivers arrested on any given date in the lunar month; he believes this number was arrived at by dividing 4,512 by 28 (rather than 29.53, the length of a lunar month) and hence should be 153, not 161.
	www.skepdic.com /fullmoon.html (2799 words)

	CalendarHome.com - Lunar calendar - Calendar Encyclopedia
		A lunar calendar is a calendar whose date indicates the moon phase.
		This is normally done by having a month which corresponds to a lunation so that the day of month indicates the moon phase.
		A lunar calendar may indicate the season as well as the moon phase, as the Hebrew calendar and Chinese calendar do.
	encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /Lunar_calendar.htm (121 words)

	Lunar Prospector Spectrometers: Spectrometers
		Lunar Prospector (LP), which was launched on January 6, 1998, carries an integrated suite of three spectrometers.
		The bulk composition of the lunar crust is important for estimating the composition of the Moon as a whole, a fundamental constraint on the origin of the Earth-Moon system.
		There is evidence that KREEP contaminated most lunar magmas as they made their way to the surface from sources in the mantle or lower crust [Binder, 1982].
	lunar.lanl.gov /pages/spectros.html (1784 words)

	Apollo Lunar Surface Journal
		The Apollo Lunar Surface Journal is a record of the lunar surface operations conducted by the six pairs of astronauts who landed on the Moon from 1969 through 1972.
		The Apollo Lunar Surface Journal was inspired by the work of New Zealand historian J.C. Beaglehole, the 20th Century's foremost authority on the European exploration of the Pacific and, particularly, on the voyages of Captain James Cook.
		Unauthorized commercial use of the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal is prohibited; and the commercial use of the name or likeness of any of the astronauts without his express permission is prohibited.
	www.hq.nasa.gov /alsj (537 words)

	Amazing but true: You too can be the proud owner of property on the Moon!
		The sale of lunar property has been ongoing for 22 years by the Lunar Embassy, which is THE ONLY COMPANY in the world to possess a legal basis and copyright for the sale of lunar, and other extraterrestrial property within the confines of our solar system.
		Dennis M. Hope of the Lunar Embassy, to ensure that a legal basis for the ownership of the properties sold here can be claimed.
		Lunar land is perfect for that HARD TO BUY FOR person in your life.
	www.planetaryinvestments.com (1154 words)

	Lunar Club Introduction
		The Lunar Club introduces amateur astronomers to that object in the sky that most of us take for granted, and which deep sky observers have come to loathe.
		Finally, the Lunar Club was created as a project that can easily be done by schools and school children, especially those in the inner city.
		As a matter of fact, to prove that the Lunar Club could be done with small apertures, we used 7x35 binoculars and a 60mm refractor.
	www.astroleague.org /al/obsclubs/lunar/lunar1.html (683 words)

	Chinese Lunar Base
		At Expo 2000 at Hannover the centre piece of the Chinese pavilion was a display of two Chinese astronauts planting the flag of the People’s Republic on the lunar surface.
		The direct landing approach was shown in Russian studies of the 1970’s to be the most practical method for emplacment and support of a lunar base (since lunar orbit rendezvous methods restrict possible base locations to a narrow band around the lunar equator).
		A lunar landing stage developed for a Shenzhou-derived return vehicle could also be used on a one-way trip to place moon base payloads of about 11 tonnes on the lunar surface.
	www.astronautix.com /craft/chirbase.htm (1324 words)

	Lunar Calendar in Japan
		Obviously, the first day of a lunar "month" could sometimes differ for cultures with different longitudes; thus a lunar calendar based on longitude in China would not necessarily be accurate for Japan.
		While a lunar calendar was "officially" established in Japan in 692 by the Emperor "Jitou", accurate methods of astronomical observation and calculation found little acceptance.
		For example, the lunar October, 1664 is recorded with 30 days, yet there was an actual new moon on the "30th"; thus it should have become lunar November 1st.
	www2.gol.com /users/stever/calendar.htm (1859 words)

	The History Place - Apollo 11
		The lunar module is seen on the left.
		The descent stage serves as a launch base and remains on the lunar surface.
		A close-up view of moon rocks, classified by Geologists as igneous (formed by melting) possibly from a lunar volcanic flow or from a large meteorite crashing into the moon.
	www.historyplace.com /unitedstates/apollo11/index.html (1003 words)

	A Lunar Outpost (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Establishment of a permanently inhabited lunar outpost is a crucial step toward fulfilling the national space policy goal of expanding human presence into the solar system.
		A site for the lunar outpost will be selected by evaluating factors such as closeness to surface features of scientific interest, Earth's visibility, soil chemistry, and roughness of terrain.
		One design option for a permanent lunar habitat is an inflatable structure (1), erected in a crater or an excavation and shielded with bags of lunar surface material.
	vesuvius.jsc.nasa.gov /er/seh/gotomoon.html (591 words)

	Lunar Samples (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The lunar sample building at Johnson Space Center is the chief repository for the Apollo samples.
		The lunar sample laboratory is where pristine lunar samples are prepared for shipment to scientists and educators.
		The chemical composition of the Moon, derived from studies of lunar rocks, is compatible with this theory of the origin of the Moon.
	www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov /curator/lunar/lunar.htm (271 words)

	Lunar Eclipse Photography
		The star trail technique was used to take this photo during the total lunar eclipse of 1993 Nov 29.
		The multiple exposure technique was used to take this photo during the total lunar eclipse of 2000 July 16 from Maui.
		To plan your eclipse photography, you'll need to know when lunar eclipses are predicted to occur and the contact times of the partial and total phases.
	www.mreclipse.com /LEphoto/LEphoto.html (2811 words)

	SPACE.com -- Total Lunar Eclipse Coming May 15-16
		The last total lunar eclipse occurred on Jan. 9, 2001 and was visible primarily from the Eastern Hemisphere.
		The last widely observable lunar eclipse visible from the Americas occurred on Jan. 20-21, 2000.
		Should unsettled weather eclipse your view of the upcoming eclipse, there is at least some consolation in knowing that therell be another total lunar eclipse visible from most of the Americas, Europe, Africa as well as much of Asia, later this year on the night of Nov. 8-9.
	www.space.com /spacewatch/lunar_eclipse_news_030425.html (1115 words)

	THE SOVIET MANNED LUNAR PROGRAM
		Since all the early satellites and lunar probes were launched on converted intercontinental ballistic missiles, the Soviet advantage underlined fears in the US that a "missile gap" existed between it and its Cold War enemy, an issue that Kennedy exploited to his advantage in the 1960 presidential campaign.
		The main payload was a remote-controlled lunar rover that would be used to reconnoitre the landing sites of both the backup and prime lunar landers one month before the manned L3 craft was launched.
		The Apollo 9 astronauts successfully tested the Lunar Module in Earth orbit one month after the N1 launch failure, and in May the crew of Apollo 10 ventured to within 15 kilometers of the lunar surface in a dress rehearsal of the Apollo 11 mission.
	www.fas.org /spp/eprint/lindroos_moon1.htm (9269 words)

	Future Lunar Missions
		This is a Japanese mission to image the Moon, monitor moonquakes, measure the near-surface thermal properties and heat flux, and study the lunar core and interior structure.
		This idea for a lunar orbiter/lander mission was developed by the Japanese to study the origin, evolution, and tectonics of the Moon.
		LunarSat is a European proposal for a lunar micro-orbiter to investigate the suitability of the Moon's south pole for the first permanent human outpost.
	www.lpi.usra.edu /expmoon/future/future.html (520 words)

	Lunar™ Screen Magnifier and Lunar Plus Enhanced Screen Magnifier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Lunar Screen Magnifier's advanced technology means that even on high magnification, text and images remain smooth, clear and easily readable.
		Lunar and LunarPlus are stable and reliable, whether in use on a home PC or network server.
		Lunar, Supernova, LunarPlus, Cicero, Cipher and Orpheus are trademarks of Dolphin Oceanic Limited.
	www.dolphincomputeraccess.com /products/lunar.htm (1089 words)

	Learn more about Lunar deity in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Learn more about Lunar deity in the online encyclopedia.
		In the study of mythology, a lunar deity is a god or goddess associated with or symbolizing the Moon.
		She is usually female, perhaps because of the association between women's menstrual cycles and the moon.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /l/lu/lunar_deity.html (188 words)

	Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon by Bowker and Hughes (NASA SP-206) is considered the definitive reference manual to the global photographic coverage of the Moon.
		The images contained within the atlas are excellent for studying lunar morphology because they were obtained at low to moderate Sun angles.
		The digital Lunar Orbiter Atlas of the Moon is a reproduction of the 675 plates contained in Bowker and Hughes.
	www.lpi.usra.edu /research/lunar_orbiter (268 words)

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