Astronomy Picture of Day: Europa Rising# Astronomy - 天文
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Europa Rising
Credit: NASA, Johns Hopkins U. APL, SWRI
Explanation: When passing Jupiter on your way to Pluto, what should you look
for? NASA pondered just this question recently, and the response from one
space enthusiast was to capture the above breathtaking moonrise. The unusual
vista was then actually captured by the New Horizons spacecraft in February
just after it buzzed past Jupiter on its way to Pluto and the outer Solar
System. Visible above is the cracked surface of Europa's expansive
Credit: NASA, Johns Hopkins U. APL, SWRI
Explanation: When passing Jupiter on your way to Pluto, what should you look
for? NASA pondered just this question recently, and the response from one
space enthusiast was to capture the above breathtaking moonrise. The unusual
vista was then actually captured by the New Horizons spacecraft in February
just after it buzzed past Jupiter on its way to Pluto and the outer Solar
System. Visible above is the cracked surface of Europa's expansive