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Selenology facts for kids

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Not to be confused with Selenography.

Selenology is the science of the Moon. It is a branch of astronomy.

Images for kids

  • The geologic map of the Moon at 1-2.5M scale

    The geologic map of the Moon at 1-2.5M scale by Chinese Academy of Sciences. See the original file for higher resolution.

  • Moon Crescent - False Color Mosaic

    False-color image of the Moon taken by the Galileo orbiter showing geological features. NASA photo

  • Earth's Moon

    The same image using different color filters

  • Mare Imbrium-AS17-M-2444

    Mare Imbrium and the crater Copernicus

  • AS16-M-1580

    The lunar crater King displays the characteristic features of a large impact formation, with a raised rim, slumped edges, terraced inner walls, a relatively flat floor with some hills, and a central ridge. The Y-shaped central ridge is unusually complex in form.

  • Mare Tranquillitatis pit crater

    Lunar pit in Mare Tranquillitatis

  • Moonhighlandsformation lmb-en

    Formation of the anorthosite crust

  • Lunar Olivine Basalt 15555 from Apollo 15 in National Museum of Natural History

    Olivine basalt collected by Apollo 15

See also

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