NASA Releases Stunning Picture Of Waxing Crescent Moon

The image contains the waxing crescent moon and a brilliant sequence of colours roughly denoting several layers of the atmosphere.

NASA's International Space Station recently released an impressive image of the "rising crescent". The photo was taken on September 30, 2022,

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) reported that the International Space Station captured this image when it was orbiting 267 miles (429 km) over the Atlantic Ocean southwest of South Africa during a tropical sunrise.

The image contains a rising crescent moon and a remarkable sequence of colors roughly indicating multiple layers of the atmosphere.

NASA explained that this view from the edge to Earth gives us a look at the layers of our colorful atmosphere. The troposphere (orange) is below, above the dark end of the Earth's surface.

This is the layer we call home, which includes the air we breathe and the clouds in the sky.

And the US space agency added in its Instagram post that above it lies the white stratosphere; This layer is 22 miles (35 km) thick. It contains the ozone layer that protects us from harmful UV rays.

The light blue color of the mesosphere and beyond gradually fades into the darkness of space.

"The atmosphere is where meteors burn during meteor showers, because of the number of gases present that cause friction and generate heat," NASA said.

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