If you ever wondered how the Earth and Moon can be a little distance ? Further noting here on Earth, but the average distance of the Earth to the Moon is 384,403 km on . It seems close, but a new photo clearly shows how the distance is too great. The record , made by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency with Hayabusa 2 , managed to capture the two bodies into a single image .
Recently registered on 26 November, the image was recorded by optical telephoto navigation camera ( ONC -T) , and shows more of the Earth's eastern hemisphere , and details how the moon is orbiting as if suspended by a huge rope heavenly. Hayabusa 2 was launched on December 3, 2014 , and is currently carrying out an Earth swing before heading out to an asteroid called Ryugu , which will collect samples that the researchers hope to provide clues about the "origin and evolution " of the solar system.
Check out the picture of the Hayabusa 2
About Ryugu
Ryugu is a C-type asteroid, so named because of the large amounts of carbon-containing molecules. Other types include asteroids are predominantly rocky. Ryugu is considered important for researchers, since it is home to organic minerals and hydrated - which means that contain water, and are seen as one that may contain clues about the origins of life on Earth, as well as the structure and the formation of first components of the solar system.
Yasuhiko Takagi - who has been working on the project said, "minerals and seawater that form the Earth as well as materials for life are believed to be strongly connected in a primitive solar nebula in the early solar system. Hopefully clarify the origin of life by analyzing samples acquired a primordial celestial body ".
Name Selection Asteroid 1999 JU3 / Target Asteroid Explorer "Hayabusa2"
The asteroid 1999 JU3, Target Asteroid Explorer "Hayabusa2", was named "Ryugu".
The Agency of Japan Aerospace Exploration (JAXA) carried out a campaign of appointment between July 22 and August 31, 2015. The result of careful study of the names proposed by the jury was Ryugu;
In the Japanese ancient history "Urashima Taro", the main character, Urashima Taro, brought back a Dragon Palace coffin, or Ryugu Castle.
The Hayabusa2 will also bring back a capsule with samples, so the theme of "bringing back a treasure" is common, getting the name of Ryugu.