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The Moon as Seen from Cassini

close view of the Moon's rugged surface
Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
Published: October 4, 2017

This image was taken on Aug. 17, 1999 by NASA's Cassini spacecraft as it passed by the Moon during an Earth flyby while Cassini was en route to Saturn.

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