Moon (Simple English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Moon" in Simple English language version.

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adsabs.harvard.edu (Global: 14^th place; Simple English: 17^th place)

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Wieczorek, M. A. (2006). "The constitution and structure of the lunar interior". Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry. 60 (1): 221–364. Bibcode:2006RvMG...60..221W. doi:10.2138/rmg.2006.60.3. ISSN 1529-6466.
A.R. Vasavada; D.A. Paige; S.E. Wood (1999). "Near-Surface Temperatures on Mercury and the Moon and the Stability of Polar Ice Deposits". Icarus. 141 (2): 179. Bibcode:1999Icar..141..179V. doi:10.1006/icar.1999.6175.
Belbruno, Edward; Gott Iii, J. Richard (2005). "Where did the Moon come from?". The Astronomical Journal. 129 (3): 1724–1745. arXiv:astro-ph/0405372. Bibcode:2005AJ....129.1724B. doi:10.1086/427539. S2CID 12983980.

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A.R. Vasavada; D.A. Paige; S.E. Wood (1999). "Near-Surface Temperatures on Mercury and the Moon and the Stability of Polar Ice Deposits". Icarus. 141 (2): 179. Bibcode:1999Icar..141..179V. doi:10.1006/icar.1999.6175.

archive.org (Global: 6^th place; Simple English: 3^rd place)

Logsdon, John (2010). John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-230-11010-6.

arxiv.org (Global: 49^th place; Simple English: 69^th place)

Belbruno, Edward; Gott Iii, J. Richard (2005). "Where did the Moon come from?". The Astronomical Journal. 129 (3): 1724–1745. arXiv:astro-ph/0405372. Bibcode:2005AJ....129.1724B. doi:10.1086/427539. S2CID 12983980.

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; Simple English: 9^th place)

news.bbc.co.uk

"1969: Man takes first steps on the Moon". BBC. Retrieved September 5, 2009.

bbc.com (Global: 26^th place; Simple English: 20^th place)

"The next footprints on the Moon". www.bbc.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2025.

britannica.com (Global: 37^th place; Simple English: 16^th place)

"Encyclopædia Britannica". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. September 10, 2008. Retrieved July 14, 2009.
"Synodic month | astronomy | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2025-10-23.

cambridge.org (Global: 209^th place; Simple English: 148^th place)

dictionary.cambridge.org

"lunation". dictionary.cambridge.org. 2025-10-22. Retrieved 2025-10-23.

cnn.com (Global: 36^th place; Simple English: 21^st place)

Brumfield, Ben (July 25, 2014). "U.S. reveals secret plans for '60s moon base". CNN. Retrieved July 26, 2014.

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; Simple English: 2^nd place)

Wieczorek, M. A. (2006). "The constitution and structure of the lunar interior". Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry. 60 (1): 221–364. Bibcode:2006RvMG...60..221W. doi:10.2138/rmg.2006.60.3. ISSN 1529-6466.
A.R. Vasavada; D.A. Paige; S.E. Wood (1999). "Near-Surface Temperatures on Mercury and the Moon and the Stability of Polar Ice Deposits". Icarus. 141 (2): 179. Bibcode:1999Icar..141..179V. doi:10.1006/icar.1999.6175.
Belbruno, Edward; Gott Iii, J. Richard (2005). "Where did the Moon come from?". The Astronomical Journal. 129 (3): 1724–1745. arXiv:astro-ph/0405372. Bibcode:2005AJ....129.1724B. doi:10.1086/427539. S2CID 12983980.

moonagetoday.org (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

"Moon Age Today". Retrieved 2025-10-23.

nasa.gov (Global: 12^th place; Simple English: 39^th place)

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Williams, Dr. David R. (February 2, 2006). "Moon Fact Sheet". NASA (National Space Science Data Center). Archived from the original on May 21, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2008.

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Dyches, Preston (July 28, 2021). "Five Things to Know about the Moon - NASA Science". NASA. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

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"Former Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan - NASA". National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States (NASA). Retrieved April 30, 2025.

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https://www.nettavisen.no/nyheter/nasa-vil-lage-ny-tidsstandard-pa-manen/s/5-95-2352038. Retrieved March 30, 2025

politico.com (Global: 243^rd place; Simple English: 95^th place)

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/04/nasa-china-space-station-duffy-directives-00492172. Retrieved August 5, 2025

popsci.com (Global: 4,048^th place; Simple English: 5,958^th place)

Teitel, Amy (November 11, 2013). "LUNEX: Another way to the Moon". Popular Science.

scitechdaily.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 8,856^th place)

"Earth Forged the Moon? Surprising New Evidence Challenges Old Theories". 20 January 2025.

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Belbruno, Edward; Gott Iii, J. Richard (2005). "Where did the Moon come from?". The Astronomical Journal. 129 (3): 1724–1745. arXiv:astro-ph/0405372. Bibcode:2005AJ....129.1724B. doi:10.1086/427539. S2CID 12983980.

skyatnightmagazine.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 6,834^th place)

"Lunar libration: what it is and how to photograph it". BBC Sky at Night Magazine. 2025-05-14. Retrieved 2025-10-23.

thehill.com (Global: 469^th place; Simple English: 163^rd place)

https://thehill.com/homenews/space/5436864-nasa-moon-nuclear-reactor-plan/. Retrieved August 5, 2025

unoosa.org (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

"Can any State claim a part of outer space as its own?". United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
"How many States have signed and ratified the five international treaties governing outer space?". United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. January 1, 2006. Retrieved March 28, 2010.

vg.no (Global: 811^th place; Simple English: 247^th place)

https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/1MLgkM/nasa-planlegger-atomreaktor-paa-maanen-ifoelge-politico. Retrieved August 5, 2025

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; Simple English: 1^st place)

Williams, Dr. David R. (February 2, 2006). "Moon Fact Sheet". NASA (National Space Science Data Center). Archived from the original on May 21, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2008.

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; Simple English: 6^th place)

search.worldcat.org

Wieczorek, M. A. (2006). "The constitution and structure of the lunar interior". Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry. 60 (1): 221–364. Bibcode:2006RvMG...60..221W. doi:10.2138/rmg.2006.60.3. ISSN 1529-6466.

Moon (Simple English Wikipedia)

adsabs.harvard.edu (Global: 14th place; Simple English: 17th place)

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archive.org (Global: 6th place; Simple English: 3rd place)

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britannica.com (Global: 37th place; Simple English: 16th place)

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cnn.com (Global: 36th place; Simple English: 21st place)

doi.org (Global: 2nd place; Simple English: 2nd place)

moonagetoday.org (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

nasa.gov (Global: 12th place; Simple English: 39th place)

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nettavisen.no (Global: 2,845th place; Simple English: 703rd place)

politico.com (Global: 243rd place; Simple English: 95th place)

popsci.com (Global: 4,048th place; Simple English: 5,958th place)

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skyatnightmagazine.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 6,834th place)

thehill.com (Global: 469th place; Simple English: 163rd place)

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semanticscholar.org (Global: 15^th place; Simple English: 11^th place)

skyatnightmagazine.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 6,834^th place)

thehill.com (Global: 469^th place; Simple English: 163^rd place)

vg.no (Global: 811^th place; Simple English: 247^th place)

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worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; Simple English: 6^th place)