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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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Optics
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Image credit: NASA; image source This resource was featured by the Physics To Go collection from October 16, 2007 until November 1, 2007. View the feature here!


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Keywords:
albedo, atmosphere, atmospheric, image gallery, optics, reflect, scatter, sunlight
Record Creator:
Metadata instance created March 25, 2007 by Ann Deml
Record Updated:
August 18, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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AIP Format
(National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington), WWW Document, (https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/7373/the-top-of-the-atmosphere).
AJP/PRST-PER
Earth Observatory: The Top of the Atmosphere (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington), <https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/7373/the-top-of-the-atmosphere>.
APA Format
Earth Observatory: The Top of the Atmosphere. (n.d.). Retrieved April 27, 2024, from National Aeronautics and Space Administration: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/7373/the-top-of-the-atmosphere
Chicago Format
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 27 April 2024).
MLA Format
Earth Observatory: The Top of the Atmosphere. Washington: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 27 Apr. 2024 <https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/7373/the-top-of-the-atmosphere>.
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@misc{ Title = {Earth Observatory: The Top of the Atmosphere}, Publisher = {National Aeronautics and Space Administration}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {27 April 2024}, Year = {} }
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