published by
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
This webpage from NASA provides an astronaut's photograph of the moon viewed from the top of the atmosphere. The appearance of the nearly translucent moon is described in regards to optics, and an introduction to NASA's observations of the top of the atmosphere is provided. The site also contains links to numerous new images from the Earth Observatory.
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![]() <a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=4962">National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Earth Observatory: The Top of the Atmosphere. Washington: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.</a>
![]() (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington), WWW Document, (https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/7373/the-top-of-the-atmosphere).
![]() Earth Observatory: The Top of the Atmosphere (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington), <https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/7373/the-top-of-the-atmosphere>.
![]() Earth Observatory: The Top of the Atmosphere. (n.d.). Retrieved May 1, 2025, from National Aeronautics and Space Administration: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/7373/the-top-of-the-atmosphere
![]() National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Earth Observatory: The Top of the Atmosphere. Washington: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/7373/the-top-of-the-atmosphere (accessed 1 May 2025).
![]() Earth Observatory: The Top of the Atmosphere. Washington: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 1 May 2025 <https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/7373/the-top-of-the-atmosphere>.
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Volume = {2025},
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