Video taken by the MESSENGER Mercury probe as it flew by Earth. This is not a CGI, it's real video from the spacecraft. Courtesy of NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington.
@FrontCortex Pretty sure our moon is so far away that it was outside of the viewing window for this video. I'm no expert, but that's why I think the moon isn't in this shot.
and also Mostly Harmless
lamorte42 2 months ago
@FrontCortex Pretty sure our moon is so far away that it was outside of the viewing window for this video. I'm no expert, but that's why I think the moon isn't in this shot.
brianhaddad 11 months ago
That was beautiful, wish the video was longer! Would have loved to see the approach & fly-by. Also, where's our Moon?
FrontCortex 11 months ago