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Earth Departure Movie From MESSENGER Spacecraft

Posted by Hemos on from the pretty-things-to-watch dept.

A reader writes:"The Mercury-bound MESSENGER spacecraft took 358 images during a gravity assist swingby of Earth on Aug. 2, 2005. Those images were sequenced into an MPEG movie showing the view from MESSENGER as it departed Earth."

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  1. Beautiful.... by ClaraBow · · Score: 5, Insightful

    These images have a calming, peaceful effect. It is amazing how beautiful the earth looks from a far and how chaotic it seems when your in it! Get me out of here :)

  2. Interesting by slavemowgli · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Interesting. If I didn't know better, I would've said that this is a POV-Ray animation...

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    quidquid latine dictum sit altum videtur.