You Have Seen The Sunset, Now Watch An "Earthset"
We have all seen the sunset. Now watch this fascinating video of an "Earthset"; pictures taken by Kaguya, a lunar explorer operated by Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency.
Kaguya, also known as Selene, is a three-ton spacecraft with two mini spacecrafts that was sent to the moon to explore the Moon's geology (study of the materials of the moon) and geophysics.
Kaguya brings a new era (period) of Lunar (moon) exploration. Since the end of the Apollo and Luna spacecrafts, there have been very few spacecrafts going to the moon. Because Kaguya consists of three separate aircrafts, it will be able to take detailed measurements of the moon's gravitational and magnetic fields. Kaguya's mission is to investigate the origin and evolution of the moon. Kaguya is also equipped with a high-definition camera, which is able to transmit great pictures of the earth, as shown in the video below:
Sources: Jaxa.jp
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- bluedog08Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at 12:23 pmcool
foalsMonday, February 4, 2019 at 3:40 pmnot as beautiful as this sunset 🌅🌄- anonymousTuesday, January 15, 2019 at 5:54 amawesome earth view!!! i really like
- RADMANMonday, January 7, 2019 at 1:45 pmVery cool
- RADAMWednesday, December 19, 2018 at 10:21 amYeah i know
- anonymousWednesday, December 19, 2018 at 10:21 amScience is best
- WatchEarthSet?Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at 2:32 pmHow can we Watch an Earth Set?
- WowWednesday, November 21, 2018 at 7:57 pmWow wow wow wow wow wow wow
imbackThursday, September 27, 2018 at 4:25 pmSeems like a mission- ZachSaturday, September 22, 2018 at 7:21 amso cool