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the crescent earth
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'this image is a combination of three photos (using an orange, green and blue filter) taken by the OSIRIS camera onboard ESA's rosetta spacecraft. it is part of a sequence of images taken every hour through one full rotation (24 hours). the illuminated sliver is centered around the south pole, with south at the bottom of the image. credit: ESA ©2009 MPS for OSIRIS team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/RSSD/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA.'