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Earthrise and Earthset over the Moon

The Earth sets over the Moon's horizon in HD pictures released yesterday by the Japanese space agency JAXA.

The images were taken by the Kaguya probe as it orbited the Moon at a distance of about 100 kilometres (62 miles). Kaguya, which is named after a girl carried into space by angels in a Japanese fairy tale.

It was also the world's first HD images of the Earth from about 380,000 km away in space.

The riseing image Wide Shot taken from near the North Pole, and the Arabian Peninsula and Indian Ocean can be observed on the Earth. The setting image Tele Shot taken from near the South Pole, and we can see the Australian Continent (center left) and the Asian Continent (lower right) on the Earth. (C) JAXA/NHK

 

 

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