A Closer Look at the Moon Images from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

This cool video uses a special computer-made model of the Moon. This model was created by putting together lots of pictures and height information gathered by a spacecraft called NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. They made it to go along with a music performance at a fancy place called the Kennedy Center. The performance happened in 2018 and was part of celebrating NASA's 60th birthday.

The music they played is called "Clair de Lune," which means "moonlight" in French. It was made a long time ago by a composer named Claude Debussy. This music is like a quiet, sad, and thoughtful walk in a garden lit by moonlight.

In the video, it's like you're watching a nature show. The camera stays still most of the time. It shows the Sun moving across the sky on the Moon, kind of like watching sunrises and sunsets. You can see special parts of the Moon as the Sun's light changes. One of the cool things is the bright lines around a crater called Copernicus. These lines look bright when the Sun rises, and then they disappear as the Sun goes down and it gets dark.