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Moon and Earth from Chang'e 5-T1
Explanation: Described at times as a big blue marble , from some vantage points Earth looks more like a small blue marble. Such was the case in this iconic image of the Earth and Moon system taken by the Chang'e 5 -T1 mission last week. The Moon appears larger than the Earth because it was much closer to the spacecraft's camera. Displaying much of a surface usually hidden from Earth , the Moon appears dark and gray when compared to the more reflective and colorful planet that it orbits. The robotic Chang'e 5-T1 spacecraft, predominantly on an engineering test mission , rounded the Moon last Tuesday returned to Earth on Friday.
| Date | November 4, 2014 |
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| Credit | Image Credit: Chinese National Space Administration , Xinhuanet |
| Authors & editors: | Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) |
| A service of: |
ASD at NASA / GSFC, NASA Science Activation & Michigan Tech. U. |