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                        Astronomy Picture of the Day

   [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our
      fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation
                    written by a professional astronomer.

                                2020 July 19

         IFRAME: [2]https://www.youtube.com/embed/sNUNB6CMnE8?rel=0

                           Rotating Moon from LRO
             Video Credit: [3]NASA, [4]LRO, [5]Arizona State U.

   Explanation: No one, presently, sees the Moon rotate like this. That's
   because the Earth's moon is tidally locked to the Earth, showing us
   [6]only one side. Given modern digital technology, however, combined
   with many detailed images returned by the [7]Lunar Reconnaissance
   Orbiter (LRO), a high resolution virtual [8]Moon rotation movie has
   been composed. The [9]featured time-lapse video starts with the
   standard Earth [10]view of the Moon. Quickly, though, [11]Mare
   Orientale, a large crater with a dark center that is difficult to see
   from the Earth, rotates into view just below the equator. From an
   entire [12]lunar month condensed into 24 seconds, the video clearly
   shows that the Earth side of [13]the Moon contains an abundance of
   [14]dark lunar maria, while the lunar far side is dominated by bright
   [15]lunar highlands. Currently, over [16]19 new missions to the Moon
   are under active development from eight different countries, most of
   which have expected launch dates in the next three years.

    Notable Images of Comet NEOWISE Submitted to APOD: July || [17]18 ||
    [18]17 || [19]16 || [20]15 || [21]14 || [22]13 || [23]12 || [24]11 ||
                             [25]10 & earlier ||
                       Tomorrow's picture: comet tale
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    Authors & editors: [37]Robert Nemiroff ([38]MTU) & [39]Jerry Bonnell
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                           & [46]Michigan Tech. U.

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