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NASA's ESCAPADE Snaps Family Portrait Of Earth, Moon
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NASA's ESCAPADE spacecraft captured thermal and visible light images of Earth and the Moon while in orbit near Lagrange point 2. These images serve as a calibration test for the cameras before the mission proceeds to Mars in 2027.
On July 3, one of NASA's two Mars-destined ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) spacecraft captured photos of Earth and the Moon in visible and thermal infrared light. At the time, the spacecraft was 363,250 miles (584,600 kilometers) from Earth and 115,600 miles (186,100 kilometers) from the Moon, making the Moon appear relatively large.
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