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Frequently on the lunar surface I said to myself, “This is the Moon, that is the Earth. I'm really here, I'm really here!"
—Astronaut Alan Bean
Many people have said interesting things about the Moon, and here are a few examples.
It means nothing to me. I have no opinion about it, and I don’t care.
—Pablo Picasso’s reaction to first Moon landing
Everyone is a Moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.
—Mark Twain
I like to think that the Moon is there even if I am not looking at it.
—Albert Einstein
When ships to sail the void between the stars have been invented, there will also be men who come forward to sail those ships.
—Johannes Kepler
To go places and do things that have never been done before—that’s what living is all about.
—Astronaut Michael Collins
We choose to go to the Moon, not because it’s easy but because it’s hard.
—President John F. Kennedy
The Moon, the Sun, and Venus
This rare, color-enhanced image was captured from an unusual angle by the Clementine spacecraft. In the foreground is the Moon. It’s lit from the side by earthshine. Behind it the Sun is rising, its corona clearly visible. The planet Venus and stars create a cosmic background. ▼
