Moon and Jupiter. The planet Jupiter (dot at upper right) is near the gibbous Moon (left). During this encounter, Jupiter passed behind the Moon (a lu

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Moon and Jupiter. The planet Jupiter (dot at upper right) is near the gibbous Moon (left). During this encounter, Jupiter passed behind the Moon (a lunar occultation). Photographed from Miramar, Argentina, on 22 January 2013.

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