- Fri Dec 13, 2013 11:45 am
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Juno probe captures movie of Earth-Moon 'dance'
NASA has just released a video showing planet Earth and its moon from space as seen by NASA's Juno spacecraft. NASA's video uses original music by Vangelis, composed specifically for this mission.
The images that make up the sequence were acquired by the Jupiter-bound Juno satellite when it passed by our home planet in October.
Earth is observed spinning on its axis with the Moon passing behind and heading off to the right of the scene.
Juno's chief scientist Scott Bolton says the images should make people think about our place in the Universe.
"Humans can see the Earth and the Moon in motion, doing their cosmic dance. And I think it puts everything into perspective," he told BBC News.
Click on the image below to read the full article:
Source:
BBC Science
Juno Mission briefing
NASA press release
NASA has just released a video showing planet Earth and its moon from space as seen by NASA's Juno spacecraft. NASA's video uses original music by Vangelis, composed specifically for this mission.
The images that make up the sequence were acquired by the Jupiter-bound Juno satellite when it passed by our home planet in October.
Earth is observed spinning on its axis with the Moon passing behind and heading off to the right of the scene.
Juno's chief scientist Scott Bolton says the images should make people think about our place in the Universe.
"Humans can see the Earth and the Moon in motion, doing their cosmic dance. And I think it puts everything into perspective," he told BBC News.
Click on the image below to read the full article:
Source:
BBC Science
Juno Mission briefing
NASA press release
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