Crescent Earth, blue and white against the blackness of space, spinning and receding from view.

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1. Wonder of Science (wonderofscience@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Dec-2023 21:03:32 JST Wonder of Science

   The view from a spaceship leaving Earth. This timelapse was created from images captured over 24 hours by the MESSENGER spacecraft as it traveled away from Earth to a distance of 435,000 km during a gravity assist swingby on Aug. 2, 2005.

   Video credit: Credit NASA/JHUAPL/CIW