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Астронет: Астрономическая картинка дня Система Земля-Луна http://www.astronet.ru/db/msg/1162064/eng |
Credit & Copyright: NASA, JPL, Galileo Project
Explanation:
A double planet? From 4 million miles away on December 16, 1992, NASA's
robot spacecraft
Galileo
took this picture of the Earth-moon system. The bright,
sunlit half of the Earth contrasts strongly with the darker subdued
colors of the moon.
Our moon is one of the largest moons in the solar system. It is
even larger than the planet Pluto. In this picture,
the Earth-moon system actually appears to be a double planet.
For more information see NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory press release.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.