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 The lunar explorer “KAGUYA” has photographed the first high-definition image of an Earth-rise, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) announced. The spacecraft is in lunar orbit at an altitude of about 100 km (63 miles) and about 380,000 km (237,500 miles) from the earth. Pretty awesome, one small step for man, one giant leap for Japan.  The Apollo project was the first mission to take images of Earth rising over the Moon. The KAGUYA successfully shot high-definition images of the Earth-rise showing an impressive image of the blue Earth which was the only floating object in pitch-dark space. Earth-rise is a phenomenon seen only from satellites that travel around the Moon, such as the KAGUYA and the Apollo space ship. The Earth-rise cannot be observed by a person who is on the Moon as they can always see the Earth at the same position.
(sciencedaily)References: blog.wired, sciencedaily Comment: on First Hi-Def Pics of Earthrise from the Moon taken by Japanese Spacecraft |
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