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Moon Aims
- To present the effects of the Moon on the Earth: how the Moon influences the tides, and how over a long period it influences the length of the Earth's day and the tilt of the Earth's axis.
- To provide a detailed description of the Moon - the history of its formation, its phases, its diverse surface features and its varying temperatures.
- To illustrate recent exploration of the Moon - the Apollo missions and the information they collected, and Lunar Prospector's more recent discovery of lunar ice.
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