The Moon – Our Nearest Neighbor

• Here is a view (a map) with many of the features labeled.
  
  
• Click here to see an animation of the Moon's rotation on its axis (1.9 MB).
  
  
• As the Moon revolves around the Earth, we see different phases.

• Click here to see an animation showing the Moon's changing phases (2.3 MB).
  
  
• Do you have a pair of those goofy 3-D glasses? If so, put them on (red lens left eye, green lens right eye) and click here.