Comments on: Crescent-Shaped Earth Rising, As Seen From The Moon

By: shahoo

shahoo — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:04:03 +0000

They say, Earth’s shape is Oval like an egg.
I can’t figure out one thing.
Why do we see it Round like an orange here?
Please explain it to me.

By: Thangellapally Brahma

Thangellapally Brahma — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:20:34 +0000

Thank you for sending the pictures. They are most buetiful and scintillating.
Line up of Moon, Earth and Sun is most stunning.

By: Silicontrip

Silicontrip — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:02:32 +0000

“The Moon completes one orbit around the Earth in a bit over 27 days, so Earthrises are very slow.”

This is incorrect. The moon is tidally locked so that one side always face the Earth. If you are stationary on the moon Earthrises do not happen. The Earth will remain in the same position in the moon sky at all times. The only way to simulate an Earth rise is to move relative to the moons surface.

I think you are confusing this with sunrise and sunset. 1 lunar day will be 4 weeks long, 14 days of light and 14 days of dark.

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By: Wake Up

Wake Up — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:48:52 +0000

Where is an image of “the small Blue Dot” and reference to Carl Sagan?
Now that will make you feel small and insignificant.