On the Moon
These are large areas of dark rock on the surface of the moon.
Maria
This is when the left half of the moon is visible.
Third Quarter
This was the three-part rocket that launched astronauts to the moon.
Saturn V
This was the first Apollo mission, which tragically ended in a fatal fire.
Apollo
This is when all of the moon is visible.
Full Moon
This describes something related to the moon.
Lunar
This is when the right third of the moon is visible.
Waxing crescent.
This was the first Apollo mission to orbit the Moon.
Apollo 8
This is the part of the Saturn V rocket that landed on the moon.
Lunar module.
This is when the right two thirds of the moon are visible.
Waxing gibbous.
This is a large, bowl-shaped object as a result of meteor impact.
Crater
This is when the right half of the moon is visible.
First Quarter
This was the first Apollo mission to land on the Moon.
Apollo 11
This is the part of the Saturn V rocket that remained in space.
Command module.
This is when the left third of the moon is visible.
Waning crescent.
Why does the moon have more meteors than the earth?
There is no atmosphere.
This is when the left two thirds of the moon are visible.
Waning gibbeous.
This was a lunar orbit mission that nearly ended in tragedy when there was a malfunction, but NASA was able to save the astronauts.
Apollo 13
This is a program designed to return astronauts to the Moon in the 21st Century.
Artemis Program
Why did Michael Collins not walk on the Moon?
He had to operate the command module.
The moon rotates and revolves in the same amount of time: 29 1/2 days. What is a result of this?
The same side of the moon is always facing us.
This is a phase of the moon when you cannot see the moon at all.
New Moon
This was a car that could be driven on the moon.
Lunar Rover
Escaping the Earth's gravity.
Why did the Apollo 11 astronauts have to spend nearly a month in quarantine?
We did not yet know the moon was barren, and they wanted to kill any possible moon germs.