Moon

The Moon is a rounded astronomical body that orbits the Earth as its only natural satellite. It has no significant atmosphere and is tidally locked to the Earth. 
== Popular Culture ==
=== Appearances ===
==== Variants ====
The following list is of explicit appearances of the Moon.
Year 	Name	Appearance	Notes
2nd century AD	Moon	
* A True Story, author Lucian of Samosata	
* Lucian and his crew spend time on the Moon in this early work of science fiction and satire.
1875 	Moon	
* House of the Gallery: 2nd Session, 3rd Parliament: Official Correspondence between the Honorable the First Minister of Duffy and His Exalted Majesty Night Blooming Ceres, Monarch of the Moon, Emperor of the Starry Isles, etc., etc., Relative to the Construction of the Imperial, Lunar, Grand, Mid-Air, Lunatic Governmental Railway, also the Reports of the Chief Engineer, and the Draft Treaty in Relation to Same, with the Speech from the Throne, author unknown	
*The Canadian government intends to build a railway to the Moon. Paul Ford, Engineer in Chief of the Lunatic Railway Survey, is dispatched from Ottawa, and meets Night Blooming Ceres, Monarch of the Moon.Official correspondence between the Honorable the first minister of Duffy, and His Exalted Majesty Night Blooming Ceres, monarch of the Moon, emperor of the Starry Isles, etc., etc., relative to the construction of the Imperial, lunar, grand, mid-air, lunatic governmental railway - Canadiana - Retrieved 8 December 2020
1934 	Moon	
*The Legion of Space, author Jack Williamson	
*After members of the daring Legion of Space rescue Aladoree Anthar and return her to Earth, she constructs to the superweapon AKKA, removing the Medusae as a threat by removing the Moon from existence.The Legion of Space - Jack Williamson - Astounding Science Fiction Volume 14 #1 - Published September 1934 - Page 135 - Retrieved 26 March 2024
1975 - 1977 	Moon	
*Space: 1999	
*After a massive explosion that knocks the Moon out of Earth's orbit, Commander John Koenig (Martin Landau), Dr. Helena Russell (Barbara Bain), and Professor Victor Bergman (Barry Morse) and the surviving crew of Moonbase Alpha must struggle to survive the perils of deep space.Space: 1999 - IMDB - Retrieved 8 December 2020
1986 	Moon	
*Cyclops, author Clive Cussler	
*Special Projects Director for NUMA Dirk Pitt and Al Giordino must foil a conspiracy launched from a top-secret moonbase.Cyclops - Goodreads - Retrieved 8 December 2020
2016 	 	
*Atop the Fourth Wall, episode "Star Trek/Green Lantern: The Spectrum War"	
*Internet comic book reviewer Linkara's (Lewis Lovhaug) ship Comicron-1 crash lands on the Moon.Star Trek/Green Lantern: The Spectrum War - Atop the Fourth Wall - 9 September 2016 - Retrieved 23 February 2021Star Trek/Green Lantern: The Spectrum War - Atop the Fourth Wall - Linkara-AtopTheFourthWall - 19 September 2016 - YouTube - Retrieved 23 February 2021
2019 	Moon	
*The Orville, episode "The Road Not Taken"	
*In an alternate timeline where the Kaylon won the Kaylon War, a shattered Moon overlooked a lifeless Earth, and the Mariana Trench containing the fallen USS Orville.The Road Not Taken - IMDB - Retrieved 24 October 2021
2022 	Moon	
*Moonfall	
*The Moon is propelled towards the Earth by an unknown force.Moonfall - IMDB - Retrieved 2 September 2021
==Links==
*Moon on Wikipedia
*Moon on Encyclopædia Britannica
*Moon on the Canadian Encyclopedia
==References==
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