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Crescent Moon and Mountain

Moon and thin clouds above a single mountain summit
Image Credit: NASA/Bill Dunford
Published: October 5, 2017

A crescent moon sets near a mountain on March 12, 2013. Despite the clouds, the darker part of the Moon can be seen to be illuminated by reflected Earthshine.

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