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A Brand New Image of Earth and the Moon:
Can you see the Moon in this image? The Moon is the faint circle off to the left of Earth.
The photo was captured by the ESA's JUICE probe, which is currently on its way to Jupiter. The photo, taken from 5 million kilometers (3 million miles) away, shows Earth and its Moon as tiny marbles against the vastness of space.
This rare shot was part of inflight tests of JUICE's monitoring cameras as the spacecraft prepares for its second gravity assist at Venus in 2025.
Launched in April 2023, JUICE is on a long journey to explore Jupiter and its icy moons — Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa — to search for signs of habitability.
The mission is scheduled to arrive in the Jupiter system by 2031, thanks to multiple gravity assists from Venus, Earth, and the moon. The recent Earth-Moon flyby gave JUICE an extra boost, propelling it closer to its ultimate destination in this ambitious exploration of the outer solar system.
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