Thursday, March 07, 2019

Photo of the Day: Beresheet's First Selfie in Space...

A selfie that was taken by Israel's Beresheet lunar lander 37,600 kilometers (23,369 miles) from Earth...on March 3, 2019.
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Just thought I'd share this cool pic taken by Israel's Beresheet lunar lander on March 3...from a distance of 37,600 kilometers (23,369 miles) from Earth. As of today, the 4-legged spacecraft is now 270,000 kilometers (167,806 miles) from our home planet—after firing its main engine for 152 seconds to bring its elliptical orbit ever so closer to the Moon.

Beresheet is set to touch down on the Moon's surface on April 11...exactly one week after the craft enters lunar orbit.

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