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From a Million Miles Away, Nasa Camera Shows Moon Crossing Face of Earth


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Far side of the moon and Earth

This image shows the far side of the moon, illuminated by the sun, as it crosses between the DSCOVR spacecraft's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) camera and telescope, and the Earth, one million miles away.

Credit: NASA/NOAA

A NASA camera aboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite captured a unique view of the moon as it moved in front of the sunlit side of Earth last month.

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