Bruce Murray Space Image Library

Earth and Moon as seen by MESSENGER

Earth and Moon as seen by MESSENGER
Earth and Moon as seen by MESSENGER This image was cropped from the MESSENGER Dual Imaging System (MDIS) full frame of the Earth and Moon captured on May 11, 2005. MESSENGER was about 29.6 million kilometers from Earth at the time that the photo was taken, approaching its August 2 flyby. NASA / JHUAPL / Carnegie Institution of Washington