THE EARTH AND MOON FROM 8 MILLION KILOMETRES AWAY
This image was taken by the European Space Agency’s Mars Express of the Earth-Moon system from a distance of 8 million kilometres, on 3 July 2003. The High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) was pointed towards Earth while journeying to Mars, so it could provide evidence it had survived its launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome.
This was the first picture of planetary objects obtained by the Mars Express’s HRSC.
The image taken is in true colours; the Pacific Ocean is in blue, and the clouds near the Equator and in mid to northern latitudes are in white to light gray. The image was processed by the Instrument Team at the Institute of Planetary Research of DLR, Berlin (Germany). The image was composed by combining a super resolution black and white HRSC snap-shot image of the Earth and the Moon with colour information obtained by the blue, green, and red sensors of the instrument.
Image credit: ESA/DLR/Freie Universität Berlin
"For there is always light, if only we are brave enough to see it. If only we are brave enough to be it." Amanda Gorman
"When Fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross"
I have only one personal thought, really. And I am so disappointed. And I used to love, during the fall and winter, to watch the NFL on Sunday. And it's not that I'm some great patriot. I was in the Navy for a year, didn't go anywhere, didn't do anything. But I have overwhelming respect and admiration for anyone who puts on a uniform and goes to war. So the only thing I can do in my little way is not to preach. I will never watch another NFL game.
- Vin Scully
well, it took 90+ years for him to say something absurdly dumb
that's a good ratio though
"For there is always light, if only we are brave enough to see it. If only we are brave enough to be it." Amanda Gorman
"When Fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross"
"For there is always light, if only we are brave enough to see it. If only we are brave enough to be it." Amanda Gorman
"When Fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross"
Jaw (11-07-2017)
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goldfly (11-07-2017)
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