About 310 results for ‘Moon’
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Moon
The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth, and the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System. It is the largest natural satellite of a planet in the Solar System relative to the size of its primary, having a quarter the diameter of Earth and ⁄81 its mass. The Moon is the second densest satellite after Io, a satellite of Jupiter. It is in synchronous rotation with Earth, always showing the same face; the near side is marked with dark volcanic maria among the bright ancient crustal highlands and prominent impact craters. It is the brightest object in the sky after the Sun, although its surface is actually very dark, with a similar reflectance to coal. Its prominence in the sky and its regular cycle of phases have, since ancient times, made the Moon an important cultural influence on language, calendars, art and mythology. The Moon's gravitational influence produces the ocean tides and the minute lengthening of the day. The Moon's current orbital distance, about thirty times the diameter of the Earth, causes it to appear almost the same size in the sky as the Sun, allowing it to cover the Sun nearly precisely in total solar eclipses. The Moon is the only celestial body other than Earth on which humans have set foot. While the Soviet Union's Luna programme was the first to reach the Moon with unmanned spacecraft in 1959, the United States' NASA Apollo program achieved the only manned missions to date, beginning with the first manned lunar orbiting mission by Apollo 8 in 1968, and six manned lunar landings between 1969 and 1972, with the first being Apollo 11. These missions returned over 380 kg of lunar rocks, which have been used to develop geological understanding of the Moon's origins, the formation of its internal structure, and its subsequent history. It is thought to have formed some 4.5 billion years ago. One formation theory is a giant impact event involving Earth. The impact theory was called into question in 2012, after re-analysis of Apollo samples. After the Apollo 17 mission in 1972, the Moon has been visited only by unmanned spacecraft, notably by the final Soviet Lunokhod rover. Since 2004, Japan, China, India, the United States, and the European Space Agency have each sent lunar orbiters. These spacecraft have contributed to confirming the discovery of lunar water ice in permanently shadowed craters at the poles and bound into the lunar regolith. Future manned missions to the Moon have been planned, including government as well as privately funded efforts. The Moon remains, under the Outer Space Treaty, free to all nations to explore for peaceful purposes.
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CANTIQUE SPIRITUEL SUR LE SACRE ROSAIRE DE LA MERE DE DIE...
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Angel
- Madonna (art)
- Moon
- Rosary
- Saint
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- Date:
- 19th century
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JESUS SUR LA CROIX (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Apple
- Bone
- Calvary
- Fortification
- Jerusalem
- Jesus, King of the Jews
- …
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- Date:
- 19th century
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JESUS-CHRIST, / ORNE DES QUINZE PRINCIPAUX MYSTERES DE LA...
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Assumption of Mary
- City
- Crucifixion of Jesus
- Feast of the Ascension
- Flagellation of Christ
- Frieze
- …
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Christ en croix (titre factice)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Holy Face of Jesus
- Key (lock)
- Moon
- Paul the Apostle
- Saint Peter
- Skull
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- Date:
- 18th century
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LE CALVAIRE DE JERUSALEM. (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Angel
- Crucifixion of Jesus
- Frieze
- Moon
- Serviceman
- Sun
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- Date:
- 19th century
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La Creation du Monde (titre inscrit, français, allemand, ...
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Dolphin
- Elephant
- Eve
- Garden of Eden
- Giraffe
- God the Father
- …
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- Date:
- 19th century
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PLAQUETTE : CHRIST EN CROIX
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- Field(s):
- Belief
- Ethnology
- Middle Ages
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- Portrayed subject:
- Calvary
- Fleur-de-lis
- John the Apostle
- Mary (mother of Jesus)
- Moon
- Sun
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- Date:
- 14th century
- 15th century
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PLAQUETTE : CHRIST EN CROIX
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- Field(s):
- Belief
- Ethnology
- Middle Ages
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- Portrayed subject:
- Calvary
- John the Apostle
- Mary (mother of Jesus)
- Moon
- Sun
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- Date:
- 14th century
- 15th century
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- Designation:
- breloque | clair de lune
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- Portrayed subject:
- Moon
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Scène de Crucifixion
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bible
- Book
- Cage (enclosure)
- Carpentry
- Christian cross
- Cloud
- …
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- Date:
- 18th century
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- Field(s):
- Marine (ocean)
- Metrology
- Middle Ages
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- Designation:
- astrolabe-quadrant ; étui
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- Date:
- 14th century
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- Artist(s):
- Auguste Rodin
LA LUNE, FEMME NUE ALLONGEE SUR LE VENTRE ET DRESSE SUR L...
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Date:
- 19th century
- 20th century
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