Astronomy Picture of Day: Mar's Simulated View# Astronomy - 天文
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Mars' Simulated View
Simulation Credit: Solar System Simulator, JPL, NASA
Explanation: When earthdweller Patrick Vantuyne wondered what his home planet's single
large moon would look like if viewed from Mars on July 17, he availed himself of the JPL
Solar System Simulator. Of course, when viewed from Earth on that date (tomorrow), the
gibbous Moon will pass tantalizingly close to Mars for observers in North, Central, and South
America and will actually pass in front of (occult) the R
Simulation Credit: Solar System Simulator, JPL, NASA
Explanation: When earthdweller Patrick Vantuyne wondered what his home planet's single
large moon would look like if viewed from Mars on July 17, he availed himself of the JPL
Solar System Simulator. Of course, when viewed from Earth on that date (tomorrow), the
gibbous Moon will pass tantalizingly close to Mars for observers in North, Central, and South
America and will actually pass in front of (occult) the R