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Imaggeo On Monday: Increasing Moon – seen from Hamburg

February 15, 2021
Imaggeo On Monday: Increasing Moon – seen from Hamburg
Increasing Moon – seen from Hamburg. Credit: Wolfgang Fraedrich (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

The image shows the increasing moon on March 16, 2016, seven days before the full moon. 53.3% of the lunar front are already illuminated. The moon does not glow on its own, but its surface reflects the sunlight. The sun always illuminates a complete half of the moon, which, in its orbit around the earth, always turns its face (which we see at full moon) toward the earth.   The reason for the ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Moonrise at Kata Tjuta

May 25, 2020
Imaggeo on Mondays: Moonrise at Kata Tjuta
Moonrise at Kata Tjuta. Credit: John Clemens (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

This is a high-dynamic-range (HDR) photograph of moonrise over the hills of Kata Tjuta in central Australia. The HDR technique allows details to be seen in the deep shadows and well as in the brighter parts of the image. Kata Tjuta (formerly known as The Olgas) means ‘many heads’ in the Pitjantjatjara language, spoken by the local Anangu people. The location is approximately 360 km SW of the ...[Read More]

July GeoRoundUp: the best of the Earth sciences from around the web

August 3, 2019
July GeoRoundUp: the best of the Earth sciences from around the web
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot, is photographed on the Moon by the Solar Wind Composition (SWC) experiment during the Apollo 11 mission. 20 July 2019 marked the 50th anniversary of the first human steps on the Moon. Credit: NASA

Drawing inspiration from popular stories on our social media channels, major geoscience headlines, as well as unique and quirky research, this monthly column aims to bring you the latest Earth and planetary science news from around the web. Major story The world soaks up the sun This summer our planet experienced the hottest June in recorded history, with the average global temperature reaching 16 ...[Read More]