Science and Exploration

A Waxing Crescent Moon Viewed From Orbit

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
December 21, 2021
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A Waxing Crescent Moon Viewed From Orbit
Moonrise
NASA

A waxing crescent Moon during is pictured from the International Space Station during an orbital sunset as it flew 268 miles above the Pacific Ocean east of New Zealand.
iss066e086969 (Dec. 6, 2021) – larger image

Keith Cowing

SpaceRef co-founder, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA, Away Teams, Journalist, Space & Astrobiology, Lapsed climber.

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