Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

The Earth-Moon System

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 29, 1995 is “The Earth-Moon System,” an image. It is credited to NASA, JPL, Galileo Project. The original explanation runs about 83 words.

The Earth-Moon System
Credit: NASA, JPL, Galileo Project Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“A double planet? From 4 million miles away on December 16, 1992, NASA’s robot spacecraft Galileo took this picture of the Earth-moon system.”

— APOD editors, June 29, 1995

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
June 29, 1995
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: NASA, JPL, Galileo Project
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 83 words

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The Moon

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