Waning crescent Moon. As the Moon orbits the Earth,the amount of sunlight on its visible hemisphere varies in a regular 28-day cycle. This is a waning crescent Moon,26 days into the cycle. As the cycle progresses,darkness encroaches (from left) as the lunar night falls. Photographed in the southern hemisphere | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Sanford, John |
Taille de l’image : | 2480 px × 3532 px |
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