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Rare View Of Earth Rising On The Moon Taken By Lunar Orbiter
NASA has released a wonderful — and rare, they say — view of an earthrise in the moon taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, with the Earth appearing over the Rozhdestvenskiy crater. There’s a GIF of this event in motion.
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New Mesmerising Video Shows The Whole Evolution Of The Moon
This is a fascinating simulation that shows how the moon evolved from its original form — about 4.5 billion years ago — to what we can see today. It starts with the big impact that formed its South Pole’s Aitken Basin, 4.3 billion years ago.