High-Definition Imagery of Earth Shot from Space
By Jeanna Bryner, Staff Writer
posted: 01 October 2007, 11:41 am ET
The first high-definition video of Earth from beyond the planet’s orbit has just been made by a Japanese satellite on its way to the moon.
The imagery was taken by the lunar explorer Kaguya, launched by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on Sept. 14 (Japan Standard Time). The onboard high-definition television, developed by the Japan Broadcasting Corporation, captured the eight-minute video about 68,350 miles (110,000 kilometers) away from Earth.
The video has not been released, but in a still shot taken from the footage, the west coast of South America is seen, awash in daylight.
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