... January 3, 1998 . The Barren Moon . Credit: Apollo 17 , NASA . ... The above photo , taken as the Apollo 17 astronauts orbited the Moon in 1972, depicts the stark lunar surface around the ...
... 2002 June 30 . Ida and Dactyl: Asteroid and Moon . Credit: Galileo Project , JPL , NASA . ... Ida and Dactyl: Asteroid and Moon . Credit: Galileo Project , JPL , NASA . Explanation: This asteroid has a moon ! ...
... The impact theory of lunar origin can explain, for example, why Moon rocks returned by the Apollo missions have the same isotopic ratios as Earth rocks while the Moon seems deficient in heavy elements like iron. ...
... June 29, 1997 . Ida and Dactyl: Asteroid and Moon . Credit: Galileo Project , JPL , NASA . ... Ida and Dactyl: Asteroid and Moon . Credit: Galileo Project , JPL , NASA . Explanation: This asteroid has a moon ! ...
... Viewed from Earth, the orbits of the Galilean moons presently lie nearly edge-on, offering many chances to observe similar dances of Jupiter's moons . ...
... 2005 April 29 . Small Moon Epimetheus . Credit: Cassini Imaging Team , SSI , JPL , ESA , NASA . ... Explanation: Small saturnian moon Epimetheus ( ep-ee-MEE-thee-us ) is at most 116 kilometers across. ...