Earth and the Moon Together
July 2, 2009
On its way to Jupiter, the Galileo spacecraft looked back and captured this remarkable view of Earth and the moon. The image was taken from a distance of about 3.9 million miles. The brightly colored Earth contrasts strongly with the moon, which reflects only about a third as much sunlight as Earth. Contrast and color have been computer-enhanced for both objects to improve visibility. Antarctica is just visible through clouds (bottom).
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Environment, Technology Internet, Planemos, Astronomy, Planetary science, Moons of Jupiter, Antarctica, light sources, Sunlight, Cloud, Space, Moons, Exploration of Jupiter, natural satellite, Sun, Galileo, Solar System, Io, Jupiter
