Science and Exploration

The Moon’s First Quarter Phase As Seen From Earth Orbit

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
July 5, 2019
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The Moon’s First Quarter Phase As Seen From Earth Orbit
The Moon's First Quarter Phase
NASA

The moon is photographed in its first quarter phase just above the Earth’s limb as the International Space Station orbited 255 miles above the Pacific Ocean south of the Hawaiian island chain.
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