For Thanksgiving, a little break from the gloom
this is nice...
November 22, 2007 - Happy Thanksgiving
Earth rise by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) on October 18, 2007, successfully performed the world's first high-definition image of an Earth rise by the lunar explorer KAGUYA," which was injected into a lunar orbit at an altitude of about 62 miles (100 km) on October 18, 2007. Image © 2007 by SELENE Team, JAXA, NHK.
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November 22, 2007 - Happy Thanksgiving
Earth rise by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) on October 18, 2007, successfully performed the world's first high-definition image of an Earth rise by the lunar explorer KAGUYA," which was injected into a lunar orbit at an altitude of about 62 miles (100 km) on October 18, 2007. Image © 2007 by SELENE Team, JAXA, NHK.
Japan's unmanned, robotic Kaguya spacecraft currently in orbit around Earth's moon was launched two months ago. Its scientific mission, Selenological and Engineering Explorer (SELENE), nicknamed Kaguya, is to study the origin and evolution of the Moon. NASA adds: “An astronaut standing on the lunar surface would never see the Earth rise, since the moon always keeps the same side toward the Earth. This Earth rise and the famous Earth rise captured 40 years ago by the crew of Apollo 8, only occurs for observers in lunar orbit.”
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11/22/2007
