Science and Exploration

Orbital View Of A Waxing Gibbous Moon Above The Pacific Ocean

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
January 26, 2021
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Orbital View Of A Waxing Gibbous Moon Above The Pacific Ocean

The waxing gibbous Moon is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 263 miles above the Pacific Ocean near the island state of Samoa and the U.S. territory of American Samoa.
Credit: Roscosmos iss064e025547 (Jan. 23, 2021) – larger image

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