Free Moon with Pockmarks Coloring Page

This coloring page displays a sizable moon, mottled with off-kilter craters, ridges, and shadowy regions, surrounded by pointed stars, and a scattering of small dots to represent a night sky, all of which emphasize the rugged surface of the moon, and its position in space. The coloring page is dedicated to the astronomical details in this celestial illustration, so the craters were drawn with curved lines and stars were drawn with simple shapes for easy embellishment.

This is a downloadable, free printable coloring page that can be printed as a heavenly insignia for a cosmic presence, to be filled in by children with grays for the moon, blacks for space, and white for light. It would suit lessons on phases of the moon and to inspire children to think about their observations of the stars. A theme could be evoked about the moon landing that encourages children to imagine and tell their story, or create myths or order of celestial events criteria for their illustrations, building realism through deep shade on craters or phases of the moon.