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Dangers of Low-Earth Orbit
Artwork showing two of the potential dangers of low-Earth orbit. Since the late
1950s, the amount of junk in orbit around the Earth has escalated dramatically. The
debris includes pieces of old spacecraft and objects accidentally dropped by
astronaut...
Keywords:
... limb, low-Earth orbit, mission, planet, planet
Earth, press release, probe, sola ...
Early Moon
Artwork of the early Moon seen from a young planet
Earth. The scene depicts a time period a few hundred million years after the
Moon first formed. It was much closer to the Earth then, and continues to move away
at a rate of 2-3cm per year. The Earth...
Keywords:
... phase, landscape, lava, ocean, planet, planet
Earth, seas, Solar System, the Ea ...
Earth Magnetic Field - V4
Conceptual image showing the magnetic field that surrounds and penetrates the planet Earth. Magnetic field lines emerge from the south
magnetic pole, bend overhead and converge at the north magnetic pole, which is offset
from the geographic north pol...
Keywords:
... field lines, magnet, magnetic, planet, planet
Earth, poles, terrestrial, the Ea ...
Destination Earth - V4
An asteroid approaches the Earth. Near-Earth asteroids are a constant threat to our
planet....
Keywords:
... hase, impact, NEA, near-Earth asteroid, planet
Earth, the Earth, threat ...
Space Warfare
Artwork depicting space warfare. A missile, launched from a ground station, is seen
approaching a satellite in orbit above the Earth....
Keywords:
... om space, limb, missile, orbit, planet, planet
Earth, Solar System, space warfar ...
Magnetosphere - V6
Earth's magnetosphere. Computer artwork showing the interaction of the solar wind
with Earth's magnetic field (not to scale). The solar wind is made up of charged
particles emitted by the Sun (right). The Earth's magnetic field deflects these
particl...
Keywords:
... se, magnetosphere, magnetotail, planet, planet
Earth, polar cusp, protect, radia ...
Solar System - V10
Artwork of the Solar System, showing the paths of the eight major planets as they
orbit the Sun, as well as Pluto and Eris, which are dwarf planets. The four inner
planets are, from inner to outer, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. The four outer
plane...
Keywords:
... tune, orbit, orrery, planet, planetary, planet
Earth, planets, Saturn, Solar Sys ...
Moon Formation - V3
Artwork of the young Earth-Moon system. The Earth had recently formed when it was
struck by a protoplanet – called Theia – roughly three times the size of Mars.
Debris from the impact went into orbit, while the cores of the two planets merged.
Wi...
Keywords:
... hase, earth, formation, impact, planet, planet
Earth, Theia, The Moon ...
Neighbours - V9
An impression of the Earth and Moon as seen in space....
Keywords:
... crescent phase, farside, lunar, orbit, planet
Earth, satellite, Solar System, t ...
Neighbours - V10
An impression of the Earth and Moon as seen in space....
Keywords:
... crescent phase, farside, lunar, orbit, planet
Earth, satellite, Solar System, t ...