The 7 day old first quarter moon.
A panorama of the 7 day old first quarter moon on March 13, 2019, showing the full disk and extent of incredible detail along the terminator, the dividing line between the day and night sides of the moon where the Sun is rising as seen from the surface of the moon. Note the tiny points of light at the centres of some of the craters (particularly Alphonsus and Arzachel below centre) in the Southern Highlands from sunlight just catching the central peaks of those craters. At top in the north the slash of the Alpine Valley is obvious as well as the curve of the Apennine Mountains.
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Photo credit: © Alan Dyer/Stocktrek Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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