The exact shapes of moon dust collected during the Apollo 11 mission. Credit: E. Garboczi/NIST and A. Sharits/AFRL The Moon’s surface is covered with tiny rock grains that formed during eons of high ...

Earth's powerful gravity tugged the moon into its oddball shape long ago, shortly after both bodies formed, a new study suggests. Tidal forces exerted during the early days of the solar system can ...

The principal axis of the moon’s overall shape (the long axis of the lemon) is now separated from the gravity principal axis by about 34 degrees. (Excluding the large basins from the data, the ...

Scientists discover how 1,600 mile wide pattern formed on its surface. — -- A massive shape on the moon's surface was formed by ancient rift valleys, according to new research, revising an ...

The Fireman’s Hat, sometimes called the Helmet, is the popular name for the half-Moon-shaped light-colored volcanic mound at upper left in the image. In this north-up view, the Fireman’s Hat ...