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First View of Earth from Moo …
Title First View of Earth from Moon
Full Description The world's first view of Earth taken by a spacecraft from the vicinity of the Moon. The photo was transmitted to Earth by the United States Lunar Orbiter I and received at the NASA tracking station at Robledo De Chavela near Madrid, Spain. This crescent of the Earth was photographed August 23, 1966 at 16:35 GMT when the spacecraft was on its 16th orbit and just about to pass behind the Moon.
Date 08/23/1966
NASA Center Headquarters
First Picture of the Earth a …
Title First Picture of the Earth and Moon in a Single Frame
Full Description 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, but 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. The photo was made from three images taken through color filters, then processed by the Image Processing Lab at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). 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. Voyager 1 was launched September 5, 1977 and Voyager 2 on August 20, 1977. JPL is responsible for the Voyager mission.
Date 09/18/1977
NASA Center Jet Propulsion Laboratory
The Earth and Moon
Title The Earth and Moon
Full Description During its flight, the Galileo spacecraft returned images of the Earth and Moon. Separate images of the Earth and Moon were combined to generate this view. The Galileo spacecraft took the images in 1992 on its way to explore the Jupiter system in 1995-97. The image shows a partial view of the Earth centered on the Pacific Ocean about latitude 20 degrees south. The west coast of South America can be observed as well as the Caribbean, swirling white cloud patterns indicate storms in the southeast Pacific. The distinct bright ray crater at the bottom of the Moon is the Tycho impact basin. The lunar dark areas are lava rock filled impact basins. This picture contains same scale and relative color/albedo images of the Earth and Moon. False colors via use of the 1-micron filter as red, 727-nm filter as green, and violet filter as blue. The Galileo project is managed for NASA's Office of Space Science by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Date 01/02/1990
NASA Center Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Spitzer Points Its High-Gain …
Title Spitzer Points Its High-Gain Antenna Towards the Earth
Description Spitzer points its high-gain antenna towards the Earth for downlinking recent observations and uplinking new observing instructions.
The Launch of Spitzer
Title The Launch of Spitzer
Description Spitzer's innovative Earth-trailing orbit is depicted.
Size Comparisons
Title Size Comparisons
Description The artist's rendition shows the newly discovered planet-like object, dubbed "Sedna," in relation to other bodies in the Solar System, including Earth and its Moon, Pluto, and Quaoar, a planetoid beyond Pluto that was until now the largest known object beyond Pluto. The diameter of Sedna is slightly smaller than Pluto's but likely somewhat larger than Quaoar.
Galileo Images the Moon
Title Galileo Images the Moon
Full Description This view of the Moon's north pole is a mosaic assembled from 18 images taken by Galileo's imaging system through a green filter as the spacecraft flew by on December 7, 1992. The left part of the Moon is visible from Earth, this region includes the dark, lava-filled Mare Imbrium (upper left), Mare Serenitatis (middle left), Mare Tranquillitatis (lower left), and Mare Crisium, the dark circular feature toward the bottom of the mosaic. Also visible in this view are the dark lava plains of the Marginis and Smythii Basins at the lower right. The Humboldtianum Basin, a 650-kilometer (400-mile) impact structure partly filled with dark volcanic deposits, is seen at the center of the image. The Moon's north pole is located just inside the shadow zone, about a third of the way from the top left of the illuminated region.
Date 12/14/1992
NASA Center Jet Propulsion Laboratory
First View of Earth from Moo …
title First View of Earth from Moon
date 08.23.1966
description The world's first view of Earth taken by a spacecraft from the vicinity of the Moon. The photo was transmitted to Earth by the United States Lunar Orbiter I and received at the NASA tracking station at Robledo De Chavela near Madrid, Spain. This crescent of the Earth was photographed August 23, 1966 at 16:35 GMT when the spacecraft was on its 16th orbit and just about to pass behind the Moon. *Image Credit*: NASA
The Earth-Moon System
title The Earth-Moon System
date 12.16.1992
description Eight days after its final encounter with the Earth, the Galileo spacecraft looked back and captured this remarkable view of the Earth and Moon. The image was taken from a distance of about 6.2 million kilometers (3.9 million miles). The picture was constructed from images taken through the violet, red, and 1.0-micron infrared filters. The Moon is in the foreground, moving from left to right. The brightly-colored Earth contrasts strongly with the Moon, which reflects only about one-third as much sunlight as the Earth. Contrast and color have been computer-enhanced for both objects to improve visibility. Antarctica is visible through clouds (bottom). The Moon's far side is seen, the shadowy indentation in the dawn terminator is the south pole Aitken Basin, one of the largest and oldest lunar impact features. *Image Credit*: NASA
Video-Puff of Air Hits Ball …
Name of Image Video-Puff of Air Hits Ball of Water in Space Onboard the International Space Station (ISS)
Date of Image 2003-06-03
Full Description Saturday Morning Science, the science of opportunity series of applied experiments and demonstrations, performed aboard the International Space Station (ISS) by Expedition 6 astronaut Dr. Don Pettit, revealed some remarkable findings. In this video clip, Dr. Pettit demonstrates the phenomenon of a puff of air hitting a ball of water that is free floating in space. Watch the video to see why Dr. Pettit remarks ?I?d hate think that our planet would go through these kinds of gyrations if it got whacked by a big asteroid?.
Hubble's Sharpest View of Ma …
Title Hubble's Sharpest View of Mars
General Information What is an Early Release Observation? A photograph of a celestial object that demonstrates the performance of a new Hubble camera. The recently refurbished Hubble telescope obtained the sharpest view of Mars ever taken from Earth. This stunning portrait was taken with March 10, 1997, just before the Red Planet made one of its closest passes to Earth (about 60 million miles or 100 million kilometers). The Martian North Pole is at the top [near the center of the bright polar cap] and east is to the right. This view of Mars was taken on the last day of Martian spring in the Northern Hemisphere.
Spitzer's Second Anniversary
Title Spitzer's Second Anniversary
Description This video looks at the remarkable first two years of the Spitzer mission, which launched on August 25, 2003.
Eclipsed Earth
title Eclipsed Earth
date 08.11.1999
description Here is what the Earth looks like during a solar eclipse. The shadow of the Moon can be seen darkening part of Earth. This shadow moves across the Earth at nearly 2,000 kilometers per hour. Only observers near the center of the dark circle see a total solar eclipse - others see a partial eclipse where only part of the Sun appears blocked by the Moon. This spectacular picture of the Aug. 11, 1999 solar eclipse was one of the last ever taken from the Mir space station. Mir was decommissioned after more than ten years of use. *Image Credit*: Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales
Description Saturn-Earth Comparison
Full Description Saturn is the second-largest planet in the Solar System. If Saturn and its rings were placed between Earth and Moon, they would barely fit. And that excludes Saturn's diffuse outer E Ring! The distance between Earth and Moon is 384,400 kilometers (238,900 miles) while the diameter of the A Ring outer edge measures 273,550 Kilometers (169,980 miles). For higher resolution, click here.
Are There Hurricanes on Satu …
Description Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn.
Full Description Join us on a warp-speed podcast journey to the south pole of Saturn. Having trouble downloading files?
Apollo 10 Roll-out
Title Apollo 10 Roll-out
Full Description Apollo 10 rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to Complex 39B.
Date 3/11/1969
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
View of the Surveyor III spa …
11/20/69
Date 11/20/69
Description View of the Surveyor III spacecraft and camera which was photographed during the Apollo 12 second extravehicular activity (EVA-2) on the surface of the Moon. The Apollo 12 Lunar Module, landed within 600 feet of Surveyor III in the Ocean of Storms. The television camera and several other pieces were taken from Surveyor III and brought back to Earth for scientific examination.
Apollo 11 Astronauts and Apo …
Title Apollo 11 Astronauts and Apollo/Saturn V Space Vehicle
Full Description NASA's Apollo 11 flight crew, Neil A. Armstrong, commander, Michael Collins, command module pilot, and Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot stand near the Apollo/Saturn V space vehicle that would eventually carry them into space on July 16,1969.
Date 05/20/1969
NASA Center Kennedy Space Center
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