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Why are Earth's Hemispheres the Same Brightness? New Research Solves a 50-year-old Mystery.


ASA’s Apollo program most notably explored the Moon. But it also helped us study the Earth as well, as it provided some of the first high-resolution images of our whole planet, like the famous “Blue Marble” photo taken by the Apollo 17 astronauts.

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