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Judi Lynn

(160,524 posts)
Fri Feb 22, 2019, 09:10 PM Feb 2019

Image of the Day

By Hanneke Weitering 8 hours ago


Liftoff!



(Image: © SpaceX)
Friday, February 22, 2019: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force
Station in Florida to deliver Israel's first moon mission and two satellites into orbit in this
long-exposure photo from SpaceX. The reusable rocket booster successfully launched and
landed for a third time on Thursday (Feb. 21). — Hanneke Weitering



(Image: © ESA/DLR/FU Berlin)
Thursday, February 21, 2019: A new view from the European Space Agency's Mars Express
orbiter reveals ancient trenches and valleys on the Red Planet, which seem to indicate that
the planet once had liquid water flowing on its surface. This 3D rendering of the terrain was
created using data from the spacecraft's High Resolution Stereo Camera. — Hanneke Weitering

More:
https://www.space.com/34-image-day.html

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