Moon size. Composite image of a full moon and a crescent moon. The apparent difference in size of the moons is due to the changing distance between th

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Moon size. Composite image of a full moon and a crescent moon. The apparent difference in size of the moons is due to the changing distance between the moon and Earth during the moon's elliptical orbit.

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Size: 3053px × 2889px
Photo credit: © PEKKA PARVIAINEN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: astronomical, astronomy, comparison, composite, cosmology, crescent, difference, full, lunar, moon, optical, orbit, planetary, science, size, space