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Астронет: Астрономическая картинка дня Луна и Земля с аппарата Чанъэ-5Т1 http://variable-stars.ru/db/msg/1325000/eng |
Credit & Copyright: 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.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
Specific
rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.