| NASA Center: |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Image # : |
P-19891 |
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| Date : |
09/18/1977
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Title
First Picture of the Earth and Moon in a Single Frame
Full Description
This picture of the Earth and Moon in a single frame, the first
of its kind ever taken by a spacecraft, was recorded September
18, 1977, but NASAs Voyager 1 when it was 7.25 million miles
(11.66 million kilometers) from Earth. The moon is at the top
of the picture and beyond the Earth as viewed by Voyager. In the
picture are eastern Asia, the western Pacific Ocean and part of
the Arctic. Voyager 1 was directly above Mt. Everest (on the
night side of the planet at 25 degrees north latitude) when the
picture was taken. The photo was made from three images taken
through color filters, then processed by the Image Processing Lab
at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Because the Earth is many
times brighter than the Moon, the Moon was artificially
brightened by a factor of three relative to the Earth by computer
enhancement so that both bodies would show clearly in the prints.
Voyager 1 was launched September 5, 1977 and Voyager 2 on August
20, 1977. JPL is responsible for the Voyager mission.
Keywords
Voyager 1 JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory Mt. Everest Asia Pacific Ocean Earth Moon
Subject Category
Voyager-Galileo, Earth Science, Planetary Astronomy, Planet-Earth, Earths Moon,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
JPL
- Center Number:
P-19891
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2002-000202
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
| Resolution | Format | Width
(Pixels) | Height
(Pixels) | Size
(KBytes) |
| Thumbnail |
JPEG |
65 |
93 |
5 |
| Small |
JPEG |
465 |
663 |
273 |
| Medium |
JPEG |
1091 |
1553 |
2,102 |
| Large |
JPEG |
2181 |
3105 |
12,718 |
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