"The spacecraft is almost always busy imaging the lunar surface so only rarely does an opportunity arise such that its camera instrument can capture a view of Earth," according to NASA.

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The image is composed from a series of pictures taken by the orbiter's cameras Oct. 12, according to NASA.

"The image is simply stunning," Noah Petro, a scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, said in a release.

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The last Michelin Guide Awards ceremony took place at the Georgia World Congress Center on Monday, Oct 28, 2024.

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