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Space Station crosses the dark side of Moon!

Witness the International Space Station crossing the Moon captured in NASA's Image of the Day—a fantastic shot to check out!

Written byPhil Plait
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NASA's Image of the Day posted a fantastic shot: the International Space Station crossing the face of the Moon:

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Wow! You can just make out the shape of the ISS. And don't let the relative sizes fool you: the Moon is about a thousand times farther away than the space station. It's a wee bit bigger. And don't forget that right now Discovery is docked to ISS. Check for them in your night sky! Image credit: Fernando Echeverria, NASA

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