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Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
There's something about a very high phase image of a world - especially an airless one - that lends it a real solidity. Perhaps it's because, in looking at this thin sliver, we're better reminded that it's ground we could be standing upon.
See also this image of Enceladus.
Right at the very edge of the sliver.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely crescent...
ReplyDeleteStunning.
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