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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
Earth and Moon
Explanation: The Earth and Moon are rarely photographed together. One of most spectacular times this occurred was about 30 years ago when the Jupiter-bound Galileo spacecraft zoomed past our home planetary system. Then, robotic Galileo watched from about 15-times the Earth-Moon separation as our only natural satellite glided past our home world. The featured video combines 52 historic color-enhanced images . Although our Moon may appear small next to the Earth , no other planet in our Solar System has a satellite so comparable in size . The Sun , far off to the right, illuminated about half of each sphere, and shows the spinning Earth's white clouds , blue oceans , and tan continents.
| Date | September 5, 2021 |
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| Credit | Image Credit: NASA , JPL , Galileo Project ; Processing & License: Gordan Ugarkovic |
| Authors & editors: | Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) |
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ASD at NASA / GSFC, NASA Science Activation & Michigan Tech. U. |