The Moon Satellite Images

Previously known as flash earth.

The moon satellite images. This video stream allows you to see the contrast between the bright and dark areas of the lunar surface full of impact craters hills and depressions as well as the earth rising above the horizon of the moon. The moon is an astronomical body orbiting earth and is the planet s only natural satellite it is the fifth largest satellite in the solar system and by far the largest among planetary satellites relative to the size of the planet that it orbits. Nasa nasa s lunar reconnaissance orbiter lro launched to the moon on june 18 2009 on a mission to map earth s natural satellite and look for resources that could be valuable. Satellite images offer a glimpse of the bleached american flag astronaut boot prints and lunar equipment frozen in time at the apollo 11 landing site 50 years later the apollo 11 crew left behind.

Nasa solar system exploration. This was what neil armstrong saw when he stepped onto the moon surface in 1969. Live moon webcam brought to you by the japanese selene lunar orbiter spacecraft also known as kaguya. Ufo the size of the moon seen near sun in nasa video ufo hunters believe they have spotted a ufo the size of the moon flying by the sun in satellite images of our host star.

View moon with google earth. Nasa gov brings you the latest images videos and news from america s space agency. Our moon is the fifth largest of the 190 moons orbiting planets in our solar system. Earth s only natural satellite is simply called the moon because people didn t know other moons existed until galileo galilei discovered four moons orbiting jupiter in 1610.

Zoom earth shows live weather satellite images updated in near real time and the best high resolution aerial views of the earth in a fast zoomable map. The moon was likely formed after a mars sized body collided with earth.