Upsystem: Venus, Downsystem: Itokawa

The Moon is the second most important object in the sky.

It gives us our third time measurement - months derive from the time it takes the moon to rotate the earth and the words for 'Moon' and 'Month' are often connected.

Unlike the sun, the moon has static features that are visible with the naked eye. The earliest map we know dates to the 15th Century - but more common than seeing the moon as geography was seeing figures in its markings.

The Moon has 9,011 named features from 64 nations/peoples.

Start your tour at: Lodygin (mapped).