Moon's Dance: A Year of Phases and Liberation in 4K

Experience the Moon's captivating journey through 2022 in this stunning 4K visualization, as observed from the Northern Hemisphere. Witness its changing phases and libration, each frame capturing an hour of its graceful motion. The visualization also presents the Moon's orbital position, sub-Earth, and subsolar points, maintaining true scale accuracy for its distance from Earth. Notably, craters along the terminator, Apollo landing sites, maria, and other albedo features illuminated by sunlight are identified. This video is a product of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, with data visualization by Ernie Wright (USRA) and production/editing by David Ladd (AIMM). Accompanied by the melodic tones of "Build the Future" by Alexander Hitchens, courtesy of Universal Production Music.