Astronomy Picture of the Day

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                               2022 December 9
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                       Mars Rises above the Lunar Limb
                  Image Credit & [3]Copyright: [4]Tom Glenn

   Explanation: [5]On the night of December 7 Mars wandered near the Full
   Moon. [6]In fact the Red Planet was occulted, passing behind the Moon,
   when viewed from locations across Europe and North America. About an
   hour after disappearing behind the lunar disk Mars reappears in this
   stack of [7]sharp video frames captured from San Diego, [8]planet
   Earth. With the Moon in the foreground Mars was a mere 82 million
   kilometers distant, near [9]its own opposition. Full Moon and full Mars
   were bright enough provide the spectacular image with no exposure
   adjustments necessary. [10]In the image Mars appears to rise just over
   ancient, dark-floored, [11]lunar crater Abel very close to the
   southeastern edge of the Moon's near side. Humboldt is the large impact
   crater to its north (left).

           Tomorrow's picture: Challenger and the Sea of Serenity
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