At the NASA website there is a new picture of the Earth, which the Agency called "stunning" and compared with the classic shot of 1972 (the expedition "Apollo 17"). The actual image obtained through the device Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

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At the NASA website there is a new picture of the Earth, which the Agency called "stunning" and compared with the classic shot of 1972 (the expedition "Apollo 17"). The actual image obtained through the device Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

the LRO has been studying the moon for 6 years. On the photo we see Africa, South America, the Arabian Peninsula. Picture of high resolution obtained by combining several frames, which are machine made on October 12.

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