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Annotated AMIE image of the first quarter Moon


Date: 03 February 2004
Satellite: SMART-1
Depicts: First quarter Moon
Copyright: ESA

On 29 January 2004, between 20:00 and 21:19 UT, images of the first quarter moon were taken through several filters by the AMIE instrument. The result is a small, but impressive, image revealing, clockwise from the top: Mare Serenitatis, Mare Tranquillitatis, Mare Fecunditatis and Mare Nectaris, with Mare Crisium also visible near the limb.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
6-Mar-2026 11:25 UT

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