NEAR
To reach asteroid 433 Eros, NASA’s Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous Spacecraft, or NEAR, had to swing by our home planet on Jan. 23, 1998. The south poles of the Earth and moon are visible in this shot.
Image: NASA [high-resolution version]
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