This is the Web Edition of "A Trip Into Space", a Coimbra-based electronic book on space science. Both the texts and the photos are by courtesy of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
| This is the Web Edition of "A Trip Into Space", a Coimbra-based electronic book on space science. Both the texts and the photos are by courtesy of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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A Trip Into Space  Earth Moon Surface Views The Moon - The Earth Over The The Moon's North Pole |
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| See also: Moon Fact Sheet, The Earth - The The Earth Rising Over The Moon As Seen By The Apollo 8 Astronauts, The Earth - The Earthrise Over The Moon |   |
Clementine colorized image showing the full Earth over the Moon's north pole. The angular distance between the Earth and the Moon has been reduced for illustration purposes. This image was taken by the UV/visible camera at the end of mapping orbit 102 on 13 March 1994. The 109 km diameter crater Plaskett is in the foreground at 82 N, 174 E. (Clementine, USGS slide 19)
Last Update: 2004-Nov-27