The Lunar rover had compasses. Which way is north on the Moon?

They were folded up and stored in one of four Quad bays in the descent stage of the LEM. It's also how the images of Armstrong descending the ladder and stepping on the moon were done being that he was the first to do so. A panel folded out from o... read more

As others have mentioned, the Moon does not have a magnetic field: its iron core is small and sufficiently solid that it can’t create the molten iron currents that generate Earth’s magnetic field. read more

It’s also how the images of Armstrong descending the ladder and stepping on the moon were done being that he was the first to do so. A panel folded out from one of the quad bays housing the camera which took the photo. read more

While reading about the Chinese lunar rover Yutu wandering the lunar surface, I heard a comment about the moon’s magnetic field being weak, variable and lacking a north/south orientation and because of this a magnetic compass would be unreliable. read more