You Have Seen The Sunset, Now Watch An "Earthset"
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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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nikukyuover 10 yearsPretty! I want to go the the moon and see one for my self!
happydogover 10 yearswoooooooooooooooooooow!!!!
dipperdippindotsover 10 years Cool! - cool mikeover 10 yearsthe moon is so cool i want to go to the moon and se every thing on the moon
- jazalmost 11 yearsYou just did on the video.
- jazminalmost 11 yearsWow
softball236almost 11 yearsVery cool, I would love to see a earthset.
turtlenicolealmost 11 yearsit would be just the same! execpt your in space and its a different color of course- clash of clans about 11 yearsThat would be awesome
- Dan the Manabout 11 yearsWow! I want to go up to space and see and earth-set!