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Distant Moon

small moon setting in the distance over the curving horizon and the earth's atmosphere
Image Credit: NASA
Published: August 20, 2018
Historical Date: August 13, 2013

A view of the distant Moon setting over the Earth's limb, taken by an Expedition 36 crew member, astronaut Karen Nyberg, aboard the International Space Station in 2013.

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