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Here's an image of the Earth (on the left) and the Moon (on the right) to get a better sense of the distance between the two: http://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/ima
by 127001brewer 15y ago
Here's an image of the Earth (on the left) and the Moon (on the right) to get a better sense of the distance between the two:
http://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/51000/51969/EarthMoon_juno_2011238_lrg.jpg http://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/51000/5196...
- peteretep 15y agoAlso: http://www.freemars.org/jeff/planets/Luna/Luna2c.png http://www.freemars.org/jeff/planets/Luna/Luna2c.png
- losvedir 15y agoWow, I'm not sure I fully grasped the distance until I saw that picture. The fact that people actually went allllll the way out there and back just astounds me.
- mynameishere 15y agoI like this better. Also shows you the speed of light. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Speed_of_light_from_Earth_to_Moon.gif http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Speed_of_...