Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

The Whole Quiz:

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 1, 2013 is “The Whole Quiz:,” an image. It is credited to Moon or Frying Pan? Tomorrow’s picture: horse sky < | Archive | Index | Search | Calendar | RSS | Education | About APOD | Discuss | > Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) NASA Official: Phillip Newman Specific rights apply. NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: ASD at NASA / GSFC & Michigan Tech. U.. The original explanation runs about 145 words.

The Whole Quiz:
Credit: Moon or Frying Pan? Tomorrow’s picture: horse sky < | Archive | Index | Search | Calendar | RSS | Education | About APOD | Discuss | > Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) NASA Official: Phillip Newman Specific rights apply. NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: ASD at NASA / GSFC & Michigan Tech. U. Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Which is which? Of the two images shown above, one is a moon in our Solar System, while the other is the bottom of frying pan .”

— APOD editors, April 1, 2013

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
April 1, 2013
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Moon or Frying Pan? Tomorrow’s picture: horse sky < | Archive | Index | Search | Calendar | RSS | Education | About APOD | Discuss | > Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) NASA Official: Phillip Newman Specific rights apply. NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: ASD at NASA / GSFC & Michigan Tech. U.
Copyright
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Explanation length
About 145 words

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The Moon

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