moon: Bibliography

See P. Moore and P. J. Cattermole, The Craters of the Moon (1967); D. Thomas, ed., Moon (1970); G. Gamow, The Moon (rev. ed. 1971); S. R. Taylor, Lunar Science (1975); B. M. French, The Moon Book (1977); W. K. Hartmann, ed., The Origins of the Moon (1986); B. Brunner, Moon: A Brief History (2010).

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Formation and Evolution
• Internal Structure
• Surface Features
• Physical Characteristics
• Tidal Influence of the Moon
• Solar and Lunar Eclipses
• Retarded Lunar Motion
• The Lunar Orbit and Phases
• The Lunar Month
• The Earth-Moon System
• Bibliography

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