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Science 10 December 2004:
Vol. 306. no. 5703, p. 1888
DOI: 10.1126/science.306.5703.1888d
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Figure 1
At left is "the first family portrait of Earth and moon taken during a lunar eclipse," according to the European Space Agency's chief scientist, Bernard H. Foing. The composite photo was taken by cameras on the SMART I (Small Missions for Advanced Research in Technology) spacecraft over a 6-hour period on 28 October. It shows views of Earth from 300,000 kilometers and views from 660,000 kilometers of the moon passing through Earth's shadow. Foing says no other lunar mission has captured this spectacle because they all were in such a hurry to reach the moon. Propelled by a novel solar-powered engine that generates and ejects ions for thrust, SMART I took 13 months to reach lunar orbit.

CREDIT: ESA/SMART-1/SPACE-X




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