Planets and Moons ID: 20319

Moonbounce

Animations by Krystofer Kim Released on August 6, 2020

This animation illustrates the experiment done when Hubble viewed the Moon during the January 2019 total Lunar Eclipse.

In this observation, Hubble did not look at Earth directly. Instead, astronomers used the Moon as a mirror to reflect sunlight that passed through Earth’s atmosphere.

The method used serves as a proxy for how they will observe earthlike planets around other stars in search for worlds similar to our own.

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/CI Lab

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Animation Credits

Krystofer Kim (USRA): Lead Animator
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Technical Support
Michael Lentz (USRA): Art Director
Paul R. Morris (USRA): Producer

Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab

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Mission:
Hubble

Keywords:
SVS >> James Webb Space Telescope
NASA Science >> Planets and Moons