The Moon & Moon Phases

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The Moon displayed in sequential phases from new crescent through full, with visible impact craters.

E	S	X	H	N	O	T	I	D	E	S	T
W	S	U	R	E	T	R	A	U	Q	W	O
T	A	A	O	T	S	Q	B	O	F	D	O
N	J	X	H	B	O	E	L	I	F	K	H
E	E	C	I	P	B	L	T	U	T	I	N
C	S	R	R	N	O	I	L	Z	G	O	R
S	P	A	I	P	G	L	G	H	O	W	I
E	I	T	A	E	M	H	L	M	S	A	E
R	L	E	B	O	Y	A	W	P	G	N	U
C	C	R	O	A	N	E	A	E	S	I	A
N	E	N	I	D	N	N	H	A	C	N	I
M	V	A	S	L	L	U	N	A	R	G	M

APOLLO
CRATER
CRESCENT
ECLIPSE
FULL MOON
GIBBOUS
HIGHLANDS
LUNAR
NEW MOON
ORBIT
PHASE
QUARTER
SEA
TIDES
WANING
WAXING

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Watch the Moon shift from new to full and back again. Find the crescent, gibbous, waxing, and waning stages, plus craters, tides, and where Apollo landed. It's great for kids learning the lunar cycle, solved online or printed.

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E	S	X	H	N	O	T	I	D	E	S	T
W	S	U	R	E	T	R	A	U	Q	W	O
T	A	A	O	T	S	Q	B	O	F	D	O
N	J	X	H	B	O	E	L	I	F	K	H
E	E	C	I	P	B	L	T	U	T	I	N
C	S	R	R	N	O	I	L	Z	G	O	R
S	P	A	I	P	G	L	G	H	O	W	I
E	I	T	A	E	M	H	L	M	S	A	E
R	L	E	B	O	Y	A	W	P	G	N	U
C	C	R	O	A	N	E	A	E	S	I	A
N	E	N	I	D	N	N	H	A	C	N	I
M	V	A	S	L	L	U	N	A	R	G	M

E	S	X	H	N	O	T	I	D	E	S	T
W	S	U	R	E	T	R	A	U	Q	W	O
T	A	A	O	T	S	Q	B	O	F	D	O
N	J	X	H	B	O	E	L	I	F	K	H
E	E	C	I	P	B	L	T	U	T	I	N
C	S	R	R	N	O	I	L	Z	G	O	R
S	P	A	I	P	G	L	G	H	O	W	I
E	I	T	A	E	M	H	L	M	S	A	E
R	L	E	B	O	Y	A	W	P	G	N	U
C	C	R	O	A	N	E	A	E	S	I	A
N	E	N	I	D	N	N	H	A	C	N	I
M	V	A	S	L	L	U	N	A	R	G	M

The Moon & Moon Phases

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E	S	X	H	N	O	T	I	D	E	S	T
W	S	U	R	E	T	R	A	U	Q	W	O
T	A	A	O	T	S	Q	B	O	F	D	O
N	J	X	H	B	O	E	L	I	F	K	H
E	E	C	I	P	B	L	T	U	T	I	N
C	S	R	R	N	O	I	L	Z	G	O	R
S	P	A	I	P	G	L	G	H	O	W	I
E	I	T	A	E	M	H	L	M	S	A	E
R	L	E	B	O	Y	A	W	P	G	N	U
C	C	R	O	A	N	E	A	E	S	I	A
N	E	N	I	D	N	N	H	A	C	N	I
M	V	A	S	L	L	U	N	A	R	G	M