High definition images of the Earth from the moon

Here are more stunning high-definition images from the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency's lunar explorer Kaguya. From the description of this beautiful shot:

This still image was cut out from a moving image (tele shot) taken by the HDTV onboard the KAGUYA at 12:07 p.m. on November 7, 2007 (Japan Standard Time, JST,) then sent to the JAXA Usuda Deep Space Center. In the image, the Moon's surface is near the South Pole, and we can see the Australian Continent (center left) and the Asian Continent (lower right) on the Earth. (In this image, the upper side of the Earth is the Southern Hemisphere, thus the Australian Continent looks upside-down.)

Link (Thanks, Paul Saffo!)

Previously on BB:
• High-definition video of the moon Link

[#1 posted by agnot , November 15, 2007 10:11 PM]

"Also Sprach Zarathustra"*(XXX)

[#2 posted by agnot , November 15, 2007 10:17 PM]

For your viewing accompaniment.

[#3 posted by mightymouse1584 , November 16, 2007 1:41 AM]

there are no stars... IT MUST BE FAKE!!!!1!11

[#4 posted by OoerictoO , November 16, 2007 5:59 AM]

"upside down" illustrates how comfortable we all get with perspective. I know it was the first thing i thought "that earth looks upside down!" and then went on to scoff at the poster's use of the same term. :-)

[#5 posted by Bilsko , November 16, 2007 6:01 AM]

Its great to see an image of the earth that doesn't default to the North-is-up view. Kind of like these maps (hope that HTML link works)

[#6 posted by David Mejia , November 18, 2007 7:30 PM]

Great images, but I watched the video like an animation, it could be the posibility to be a fake.