brooksmoses: (Default)
[personal profile] brooksmoses
*bouncebounce*

[edited with an additional picture]

From 16km up (40m/pixel resolution) [as identified by [livejournal.com profile] keshwyn, who saw it on a webcast]:



From 8km up (20m/pixel resolution) [NASA is identifying this as the 16km picture and the above as the 8km, but the ESA agrees with keshwyn.]:



And, from the surface:

Date: 2005-01-14 08:52 pm (UTC)
ext_153365: Leaf with a dead edge (Default)
From: [identity profile] oldsma.livejournal.com
Wow. It's a whole other alien planet(like moon).

Some of my early memories are of the Mercury program, so the story of space exploration always seems like part of the story of my life. It feels so personal whenever we take a big step ahead or have a disaster.

So right now I have a completely unearned sense of success.

MAO
Page generated Jan. 22nd, 2026 10:01 pm
Powered by Dreamwidth Studios