ESA's Venus Express Probe Looks Back at Earth
Earth as seen by VIRTIS-M on Venus Express.
Image source: European Space Agency
Image source: European Space Agency
Tariq Malik writes on Space.com:
A European probe bound for Venus has taken a parting glance at its home world as it heads toward its cloudy quarry.
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Venus Express probe photographed Earth and the Moon in both visible and infrared light during a shakedown of its instrument package, which includes the VIRTIS imaging spectrometer.
“It shows that the instrument is really working beautifully,” Kevin Baines, a NASA participating scientist with Venus Express’ VIRTIS team, told SPACE.com. “It bodes well for the rest of the mission.”
posted by Fergie @ 11/28/2005 03:48:00 PM
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