Lunar Horizon
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NASA
Why Does the Moon Look Larger at the Horizon? We Asked a NASA Scientist: Episode 50
Why does the Moon look larger on the horizon? The short answer is, we don’t know. We’ve been talking about this for 2,000 years. Aristotle mentions it. And in our own time, scientists are designing experiments to figure out exactly what’s going on. But there’s no consensus yet. Here’s what we do know. The atmosphere isn’t magnifying the Moon. If…
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Earth’s Crest Over the Lunar Horizon
This view of the Earth’s crest over the lunar horizon was taken on July 29, 1971, during the Apollo 15 lunar landing mission. Astronauts David Scott, Alfred Worden, and James Irwin launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a Saturn V launch vehicle. Designed to explore the Moon over longer periods, greater ranges, and with more instruments for the collection of scientific data…
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