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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Moon:
Moon – Earth's only permanent natural satellite. It is one of the largest natural satellites in the Solar System, and the largest among planetary satellites relative to the size of the planet that it orbits (its primary). It is the second-densest satellite among those whose densities are known (after Jupiter's satellite Io).
The Moon can be described as all of the following:
- Natural satellite – celestial body that orbits another celestial body of greater mass (e.g. a planet, star, or dwarf planet), called its primary.[1][2] For example, the Moon is a natural satellite of Earth, and Earth is a natural satellite of the Sun.
Selenography – study of the surface and physical features of the Moon. Historically, the principal concern of selenographists was the mapping and naming of the lunar maria, craters, mountain ranges, and other various features. This task was largely finished when high resolution images of the near and far sides of the Moon were obtained by orbiting spacecraft during the early space era. Nevertheless, some regions of the Moon remain poorly imaged (especially near the poles) and the exact locations of many features (like crater depths) are uncertain by several kilometers.
Geographical features on the Moon
- Luna programme
- Luna-Glob
- Pioneer program
- Ranger program
- Zond program
- Surveyor Program
- Lunar Orbiter program
- Apollo program
- Explorer 35
- Explorer 49
- Lunokhod programme
- Mariner program
- International Cometary Explorer
- Hiten
- GEOTAIL
- Clementine
- PAS-22
- Lunar Prospector
- Nozomi
- SMART-1
- SELENE
- Chinese Lunar Exploration Program
- Chandrayaan programme
- Moon Impact Probe
- Lunar Precursor Robotic Program
- ARTEMIS (THEMIS)
- Artemis program
- Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL)
- DRO A/B
- Queqiao relay satellites
- Tiandu 1 and 2
- Outline of space science
- Lunar basalt 70017
- Lunar calendar
- Lunisolar calendar
- Craters named after people
- Double planet
- Lunar effect
- Man in the Moon
- Memorials on the Moon
- Month
- Lunar month
- Moon illusion
- Moon in art and literature
- Moon in mythology
- Hjúki and Bil (Norse legends)
- Moon is made of green cheese
- Natural satellite
- Solar System
- Supermoon
- Theia
- Tourism
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