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2014 November 4
Moon and Earth from Chang'e 5-T1
Image Credit:
Chinese National Space Administration,
Xinhuanet
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.
Tomorrow's picture: a line in the sky
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MTU) &
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UMCP)
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