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The Full Moon is pictured setting below Earth’s horizon

The Full Moon is pictured setting below Earth's horizon
The Full Moon is pictured setting below Earth's horizon from the International Space Station as it orbited above the Pacific Ocean.

iss068e027828 (Dec. 8, 2022) — The Full Moon is pictured setting below Earth’s horizon from the International Space Station as it orbited 269 miles above the southern Indian Ocean. At the time of this photograph the Orion vehicle on the Artemis I mission was about 207,200 miles from Earth and 180,400 miles from the Moon, cruising at 1,415 mph.