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“Crescent Earth from the Departing Rosetta Spacecraft” is copyrighted by ESA (MPS for OSIRIS Team), MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/RSSD/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis crescent Earth, with the South Pole visible, was captured by the Rosetta spacecraft as it departed our planet. Launched in 2004, Rosetta used Earth's gravity to slingshot itself towards a 2014 rendezvous with Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko. This image was taken during one of its several flybys, propelling it further into the Solar System.
The Earth on 23 November 2009 · Colorado Plateau
NASA Terra took this picture on 23 November 2009, the day itself, not a release date.
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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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Released on 23 November 1998 Hubble Deep Field South--Multiple windows on the Universe See it as a poster -
Released on 23 November 2015 The last waltz See it as a poster -
Released on 23 November 2020 The sun's glint beams off the Atlantic Ocean creating a bright golden sheen as the International Space Station orbited See it as a poster -
Released on 23 November 2010 Mercury Vast Expanses of Smooth Plains See it as a poster -
Released on 23 November 2013 Comet ISON See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 23 NOV 2009 falls under Sagittarius (♐). The sign's window runs from 11-22 through 12-21. Sagittarius points straight at the center of the Milky Way, our galaxy's brightest region. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 23 NOV 2009.
Questions about November 23, 2009
What space photo was released on November 23, 2009?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 23, 2009 was "Crescent Earth from the Departing Rosetta Spacecraft". It's a photographer's copyrighted image, so we link to it on NASA's site and show the Sun or the Earth that day instead.
What was the Moon's phase on November 23, 2009?
A first quarter moon, about 36% lit.
What day of the week was November 23, 2009?
November 23, 2009 was a Monday, day 327 of the 365 days in 2009.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on November 23, 2009?
NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth that day. It's on this page, next to the card.
Is it free?
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