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China's Tianwen-2 probe sent back images of Earth and moon
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China's asteroid probe Tianwen-2 has captured images of the Earth and moon, which the China National Space Administration (CNSA) released on Tuesday.
The CNSA said that the narrow-field-of-view navigation sensor equipped on the probe recently captured the images of Earth and the moon, demonstrating good functional performance.
Tianwen-2 probe captured the image of the Earth when it was about 590,000 km away, May 30, 2025. /CNSA
Tianwen-2 probe captured the image of the moon when it was about 590,000 km away, May 30, 2025. /CNSA
CNSA releases images of Earth and Moon by Tianwen-2 from 590,000 km in deep space
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CNSA releases Earth, moon images captured by Tianwen-2 probe
This image released by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) shows a view of the moon captured by the Tianwen-2 probe on May 30, 2025 and post-processed by scientific researchers. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Tuesday released images of Earth and the moon captured by the Tianwen-2 probe in orbit. The CNSA said that the narrow-field-of-view navigation sensor equipped on the probe recently captured the images of Earth and the moon, demonstrating good functional performance. The images released include a photograph of Earth obtained by Tianwen-2 when it was approximately 590,000 kilometers away from the planet, as well as a new photograph of the moon captured when it was about the same distance from the moon. After the images were transmitted back to the ground, they were processed and produced by scientific researchers. (CNSA/Handout via Xinhua)
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