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Earth from the Moon: A Different Perspective on the Harvest Moon
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Earth from the Moon: A Different Perspective on the Harvest Moon

Over the stark, scarred surface of the moon, the Earth floats in the void of space, a watery jewel swathed in ribbons of clouds.

Published Oct 4, 2004

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To the Moon! Lunar Missions Successfully Launch
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To the Moon! Lunar Missions Successfully Launch

After waiting out a thunderstorm, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite rocketed off the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 5:32 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on June 18, 2009. This photograph captures the pair of spacecraft as they were lifting off.

Published Jun 20, 2009

Image of the Day Remote Sensing

Apollo 11 Landing Site
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Apollo 11 Landing Site

Forty years after the Apollo 11 landing on the Moon, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured this image of the descent stage of the Eagle lunar module.

Published Jul 20, 2009

Image of the Day Human Presence

Earthshine
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Earthshine

At the time of a new Moon or a slim crescent, go outside and look up. You might see Earth’s reflected light in the dim glow.

Published May 29, 2014

Image of the Day Remote Sensing

Earthrise 1966
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Earthrise 1966

Long before man journeyed to the moon and looked back at the tiny, fragile planet that houses humanity, lunar orbiters were sending back pictures of home.

Published Nov 15, 2008

Image of the Day Remote Sensing

Earth and Moon from Mars
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Earth and Moon from Mars

A powerful telescope on a satellite orbiting Mars turned its gaze back on Earth.

Published Jan 21, 2017

Image of the Day Life

An Eagle Takes Off for Home
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An Eagle Takes Off for Home

When the Apollo 11 astronauts left the surface of the Moon on July 21, 1969, they brought home samples of solar wind particles, lunar rocks and dirt, and a big helping of perspective.

Published Jul 20, 2019

Image of the Day Human Presence

Earthrise Reimagined
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Earthrise Reimagined

Cameras on a lunar orbiter and some clever image processing techniques led to a new take on a historic image of the Earth and Moon.

Published Dec 25, 2015

Image of the Day Atmosphere

Moon Phases Over the Persian Gulf
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Moon Phases Over the Persian Gulf

These satellite images illustrate the effects of moonlight on viewing this desert region.

Published Jan 2, 2013

Image of the Day Fires Unique Imagery Human Presence Remote Sensing

The Six Million-Mile View of Earth and Moon
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The Six Million-Mile View of Earth and Moon

This image shows Earth and the Moon from six million miles away.

Published Sep 1, 2011

Image of the Day Remote Sensing

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