First Quarter Moon
by Nasa's Scientific Visualization Studio/science Photo Library
Title
First Quarter Moon
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Nasa's Scientific Visualization Studio/science Photo Library
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
First quarter Moon. The lunar phases arise as the Earth-Moon-Sun angle changes as the Moon orbits the Earth. This waxing Moon is 7 days into its 28-day cycle (first quarter). On a waxing Moon, the day-night line (terminator) marks the lunar dawn as sunlight advances over the Earth-facing side of the Moon. This image, published in 2015, uses data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. The image is part of a sequence of lunar phases (see images C030/3708-3714), orientated for the northern hemisphere.
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September 27th, 2018
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