Astronomy Picture of the Day · May 12, 2015

Two Worlds, One Sun

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 12, 2015 is “Two Worlds, One Sun,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Left Image Credit & Copyright: Damia Bouic ; Right Image Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , MSSS ; Digital processing: Damia Bouic). The original explanation runs about 157 words.

From the explanation

“How different does sunset appear from Mars than from Earth? For comparison, two images of our common star were taken at sunset , one from Earth and one from Mars.”

— APOD editors, May 12, 2015

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: May 12, 2015
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: Left Image Credit & Copyright: Damia Bouic ; Right Image Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , MSSS ; Digital processing: Damia Bouic
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 157 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, May 12, 2015 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2015-may-12-two-worlds-one-sun

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