{"id":16009,"date":"2026-07-24T20:02:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T00:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/nasas-escapade-snaps-family-portrait-of-earth-moon\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T20:02:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T00:02:38","slug":"nasas-escapade-snaps-family-portrait-of-earth-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/nasas-escapade-snaps-family-portrait-of-earth-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s ESCAPADE Snaps Family Portrait of Earth, Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"

NASA\u2019s ESCAPADE Snaps Family Portrait of Earth, Moon<\/h2>\n

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On July 3, one of NASA\u2019s two Mars-destined ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) spacecraft captured photos of Earth and the Moon in visible and thermal infrared light. At the time, the spacecraft was 363,250 miles (584,600 kilometers) from Earth and 115,600 miles (186,100 kilometers) from the Moon, making the Moon appear relatively large.<\/p>\n

Taken with the Sun only partly illuminating Earth and the Moon, the visible light image shows the two bodies as crescents, with only around 8% of each face sunlit. Yet in the thermal infrared image, the shadowed hemisphere of Earth is illuminated by its own heat from both the atmosphere and surface, glowing at minus 10 to minus 44 degrees Fahrenheit (250 to 280 kelvins). Without the insulating blankets of oceans and atmospheres, the Moon\u2019s far side remains at a much cooler minus 280 degrees Fahrenheit (100 kelvins).<\/p>\n

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Caption: In these images from NASA\u2019s ESCAPADE mission, Earth (left) and Moon (right) can be seen. The image to the left of the slider shows visible light reflected by the Sun while the infrared image to the right shows the bodies\u2019 emitted energy. White rings have been added in the thermal image to show the actual size of Earth and the Moon. Credit: NASA\/UCB-SSL\/NAU-Radiant\/Lucint<\/div>\n
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In these images from NASA\u2019s ESCAPADE mission, Earth (left) and Moon (right) can be seen. The image to the left of the slider shows visible light reflected by the Sun while the infrared image to the right shows the bodies\u2019 emitted energy. White rings have been added in the thermal image to show the actual size of Earth and the Moon.<\/div>\n
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