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To the Moon!
Image Credit:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Published:
September 18, 2018
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Lunar Image Processing Tutorial, written by Robert Reeves
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The late evening Moon rises over the La Sal Mountains in Utah on July 27, 2018.
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An aircraft taking off from Ronald Reagan National Airport is seen passing in front of the Moon as it rises, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017 in Washington—the first of three consecutive supermoons.
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The near side of Earth's Moon, as seen based on data from cameras aboard NASA's robotic Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft.
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