A photograph of the moon in a blue afternoon sky on Australia's east coast. The Moon is the Earth's only natural satellite.
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Stephen Allen / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
ECX913File size:
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4354 x 2903 px | 36.9 x 24.6 cm | 14.5 x 9.7 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
2 December 2014Location:
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A photograph of the moon in a blue afternoon sky on Australia's east coast. The Moon is the Earth's only natural satellite. It is in synchronous rotation with Earth, always showing the same face with its near side marked by dark volcanic maria that fill between the bright ancient crustal highlands and the prominent impact craters. It is the most luminous object in the sky after the Sun. Although it appears a very bright white, its surface is actually dark, with a reflectance just slightly higher than that of worn asphalt. Its prominence in the sky and its regular cycle of phases have, since ancient times, made the Moon an important cultural influence on language, calendars, art, and mythology.