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The Moon & Mars: Our Two Nearest Neighbors

Of course the Moon is the Earth's closest planetary body, but after that its Mars at some 105,931,244 kilometers away at the time this image was shot. It takes the light from Mars 5 minutes and 53. seconds to travel to Earth.

By comparison, the moon is only 376,995 kilometers away at the time of this image.

 

Shot using a Canon EF 70-200mm f4 L lens with a Canon EF 1.4 Extender II

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Uploaded on December 18, 2024
Taken on December 18, 2024