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File:Moon Phase and Libration, 2024 (SVS5187 - phase new 1933).tiff

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New Moon. By the modern definition, New Moon occurs when the Moon and Sun are at the same geocentric ecliptic longitude. The part of the Moon facing us is completely in shadow then.

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English: New Moon. By the modern definition, New Moon occurs when the Moon and Sun are at the same geocentric ecliptic longitude. The part of the Moon facing us is completely in shadow then. Pictured here is the traditional New Moon, the earliest visible waxing crescent, which signals the start of a new month in many lunar and lunisolar calendars.
Date 16 November 2023 (upload date)
Source Moon Phase and Libration, 2024
Author NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - Ernie Wright, Noah Petro, David Ladd
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Lunar Topography; Laser Altimeter; Hyperwall; LRO; Albedo; Lunar; Lunar Surface; Elevation data; LROC; LOLA; Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter; HDTV

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