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130:"List of basic lunar features"
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433:Total penumbral lunar eclipse
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1489:. You can help Knowledge by
1481:This article related to the
1408:Moon is made of green cheese
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808:Transient lunar phenomenon
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861:Giant-impact hypothesis
709:South Pole–Aitken basin
39:. Across the Moon, the
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900:Late Heavy Bombardment
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1437:Splitting of the Moon
1349:Memorials on the Moon
953:Lunar sample displays
635:Peak of eternal light
27:of the lunar disc at
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937:Lunar laser ranging
180:1963USNAO..17....1W
168:Astronomical Papers
1086:Lunisolar calendar
755:Lunar basalt 70017
502:Tidal acceleration
357:Perigee and apogee
247:Internal structure
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1291:Lunar effect
1107:Nodal period
1033:Colonization
847:Lunar theory
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540:Selenography
380:Nodal period
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153:the original
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134:the original
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78:, which are
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1400:Moon Treaty
1384:Hollow Moon
1326:Moon rabbit
1298:Earth phase
1100:Lunar month
987:Exploration
931:Experiments
833:Observation
695:Ray systems
560:Hemispheres
528:Surface and
509:Tidal range
488:Tidal force
291:Sodium tail
275:Hill sphere
108:(including
33:overexposed
25:lightnesses
1541:Moon stubs
1530:Categories
1370:Apollo era
1312:Pareidolia
1070:navigation
792:Sputtering
672:Lava tubes
594:South pole
587:North pole
547:Terminator
389:Precession
305:Earthshine
261:Atmosphere
254:Topography
239:properties
116:References
110:binoculars
80:collimated
49:lunar limb
37:earthshine
1118:Fortnight
1010:Explorers
967:Apollo 17
960:Apollo 11
923:Volcanism
893:Timescale
840:Libration
628:Mountains
566:Near side
472:Supermoon
412:Full moon
366:Libration
298:Moonlight
103:telescope
99:night sky
64:libration
1457:Category
1252:Moonrise
1185:Crescent
1125:Sennight
1040:Moonbase
996:Missions
665:Calderas
573:Far side
531:features
419:Eclipses
405:New moon
350:Distance
237:Physical
95:contrast
84:sunlight
82:rays of
35:to show
29:crescent
1276:Related
1266:Moonset
1049:Tourism
1026:Landing
886:Geology
825:Science
681:Craters
644:Valleys
230:Outline
176:Bibcode
68:eclipse
31:phase,
1234:Tetrad
1150:Phases
1019:Probes
854:Origin
801:Quakes
734:Rilles
725:swirls
440:Tetrad
398:Syzygy
106:optics
1485:is a
1213:Black
1199:Blood
1176:Names
1154:names
1093:Month
944:ALSEP
916:KREEP
868:Theia
771:Water
748:Rocks
658:Domes
612:Maria
581:Poles
373:Nodes
327:Orbit
57:Earth
1487:stub
1483:Moon
1363:list
1220:Dark
1206:Blue
1169:Full
1068:and
718:Soil
688:List
619:List
601:Face
554:Limb
481:Tide
221:Moon
93:The
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