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“The Color of the Moon” is copyrighted by Johannes Schedler (Panther Observatory). NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteEarth's Moon is usually seen in subtle shades of grey or yellow. This mosaic image, however, exaggerates small color differences. The familiar Sea of Tranquility is the blue area right of center. White lines radiate from the crater Tycho at bottom left, and purplish tones mottle the crater Copernicus left of center. These colors correspond to real differences in the Moon's chemical composition.
The Earth on 16 February 2006 · Atacama and the Andes
NASA Terra took this picture on 16 February 2006, the day itself, not a release date.
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Released on your day
Space pictures released on your month and day in other years, or a few days either side. Each one is sharp enough to print as a poster.
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The Earth on your day The Earth on 16 February 2006 · Atacama and the Andes See it as a poster -
Released on 16 February 2009 The Great Carina Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 16 February 2015 Panta rhei: motion in the Milky Way See it as a poster -
Released on 16 February 2010 Dark Shuttle Approaching See it as a poster -
Released on 16 February 2002 Fresh Impact Crater and Rays in Tharsis See it as a poster -
Released on 16 February 2015 M106: A Spiral Galaxy with a Strange Center See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 16 FEB 2006 falls under Aquarius (♒). The sign's window runs from 01-20 through 02-18. Aquarius is home to the Helix Nebula, the closest planetary nebula to Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 16 FEB 2006.