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> The Earth and Moon seen by Voyager 1.

The Earth and Moon seen by Voyager 1.

author: Nasa/JPL/Novapix

reference: a-lun50-00003

Image Size 300 DPI: 18 * 26 cm

This picture of the Earth and Moon in a single frame, the first of its kind ever taken by a spacecraft, was recorded September 18, 1977, by NASAs Voyager 1 when it was 7.25 million miles (11.66 million kilometers) from Earth. The moon is at the top of the picture and beyond the Earth as viewed by Voyager. In the picture are eastern Asia, the western Pacific Ocean and part of the Arctic. Voyager 1 was directly above Mt. Everest (on the night side of the planet at 25 degrees north latitude) when the picture was taken. Because the Earth is many times brighter than the Moon, the Moon was artificially brightened by a factor of three relative to the Earth by computer enhancement so that both bodies would show clearly in the prints.

Keywords for this photo:

1977 - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - MOON - PLANET - SATELLITE - SPACE - VOYAGER - VOYAGER 1 -