NASA Moon Globe

by Replogle Globes, Inc.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13.7 x 13.7 x 16.8 inches ; 3.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00004WJU1
• Item model number: 38245
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #61 in Toys & Games > Learning & Education > Globes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 22, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com

Is the moon really made of cheese? Is there really a man in the moon? If you're tired of answering these questions without evidence to support your claims, Replogle has your answer in this 12-inch globe. Resting on a clear plastic stand, the Moon Globe is not attached to the stand, so you can pick it up and explore the moon. Find where Apollo II landed, locate the Sea of Nectar, or find the Cordillera mountains and the Lake of Dreams. With a true-to-life colored background of the moonscape with three-dimensional shading, this globe has enough detail to keep any moon-obsessed student busy for hours. A supplementary booklet entitled The Story of the Moon comes with the globe and includes many facts about surface features, spacecraft probes, phases and changing appearance of the moon, tides, eclipses, and more. The booklet also includes an entertaining quiz section with problems and activities. Get ready for some moon gazing! --Heather Hawkins, mother of 2-year-old Duncan, is a 10-year veteran teacher of the arts and a professional actor and director.

Product Description

Inspire a love of geography that will last a lifetime. The futuristic-looking Moon Globe puts the moon right at your fingertips for hours of hands-on learning. It accurately depicts the geographical features of the Earth's moon, including craters, seas and mountain ranges. NASA Approved. Measures 12" in diameter.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Globe Poorly Constructed, June 26, 2010

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Michael R. Richardson "Retired teacher" (Yonkers, New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: NASA Moon Globe (Toy)

I received my Replogle NASA Moon Globe on June 24 of 2010. By that evening I had noticed that the longitude lines on the northern hemisphere didn't line up with those on the southern hemisphere. Upon investigating this minor annoyance I discovered that the southern hemisphere was attached almost 180 degrees out of sync. The far side of the moon was under the near side. Because the globe had an indicator to show where areas visible from earth ended it should have been obvious to whoever put it together that the western limit of moon visibility in the northern hemisphere had no business being just above the eastern limit of moon visibility that was written on the southern hemisphere. This review is simply a warning to anyone buying the globe. Check it out!

Although I gave my moon a single star, I anticipate that the company will replace it with a correctly constructed globe. That globe will indeed be worth a five star rating. The globe is beautiful and for someone who is interested in lunar observing it will serve as a handy reference. (But probably not completely replacing the laminated Sky and Telescope Field Map of the Moon)

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Really helpful tool for astronomy reference., September 18, 2010

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Joseph Shuster Sr. "Some guy" (Gurnee, IL, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: NASA Moon Globe (Toy)

I purchased this for use at astronomy outreach events for my astronomy club. The globe has been very helpful at showing people the features they see on the the Moon using our telescopes. It serves that role very well.

The globe seems solid and durable. The plastic stand makes it easy to demonstrate details around the globe. The globe includes very many craters, mountains, rilles and other details. There are labels for interesting locations such as the various manned and unmanned missions. It also shows the limits of the surface that is visible from Earth.

Why only 4 stars? Sometimes there are so many names that some features are obscured. Also, the dark shading of the lunar maria is not indicated on the map -- the whole surface is the same shade of grey.

Overall, this is a very good product for our use.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Moon globe, September 12, 2009

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Acheron's Flow (Midwest USA) - See all my reviews

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This is a deceptively nice globe. As it sets on the shelf at a distance it appears a monotone silvery gray-green unremarkable globe.

This is a free standing globe that sets on a clear plastic stand. Nice 12" size. Looks and feels like a quality globe.

This globe is meant to be picked up and held. Very detailed craters and seas/plains are marked and named. I had no idea so many famous names were used for objects on the moon. The more you look the more you see. East and west terminators are marked so you know when you've reached the "DARK SIDE" Luke.

This has become a favorite here at the house. This is not a flash in the pan gift and might be ignored at first but if picked up, it will spark the imagination. A gift that gets better over time.