Moonrise over Earth's limb from Rosetta

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As Rosetta flew past Earth for the first of two gravity-assist flybys on March 3, 2005, one of its Navigation Cameras caught the Moon rising above the Pacific. The photo was taken at 22:06 UTC, just three minutes before its closest approach.

ESA / Emily Lakdawalla

The photo has been "debanded" and rotated 90 degrees from its original orientation.

Copyright holder: Emily Lakdawalla

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