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General and Exploration

• How large is the Moon compared to the Earth?
• How far is the Moon from the Earth? Is the distance always the same?
• How fast does the Moon rotate?
• What does the surface of the Moon look like?
• Is any active spacecraft from Earth on or orbiting the Moon now?
• If you were standing on the Moon, how would you see the Earth? (Size, location, illumination)

Surface and Atmosphere

• What are the "maria" on the Moon?
• How were the "maria" formed on the Moon?
• Why are there more "maria" on the near side than the far side of the Moon?
• Why do we think that the "maria" are younger than the highlands on the Moon?
• Are features like craters on the Moon being eroded?
• Why is the average rate of erosion on the Moon far less than on Earth?
• What kind of atmosphere does the Moon have?
• Why does the Moon undergo extremes in temperature?
• Why doesn't the Moon have an atmosphere?
• How does the dark side of the Moon differ from the one we see?
• Do we have evidence of water on the Moon?

Formation and Evolution

• How old do we think the Moon is?
• How do we think the Moon was formed?
• Do we have any evidence that life ever developed on the Moon?
• Why don't we believe in the capture theory for the Moon?