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Original caption: "Galileo raw image of Earth taken from 2.7 million km 3 days after the first flyby. Africa and the Middle East can be seen at the top and Antarctica at the bottom. Weather systems are visible in the clouds over the Atlantic and Indian oceans. The image was taken through the infrared (9680 nm) filter, which enhances the visibility of the land masses. Earth is 12,750 km in diameter. (Galileo, 00615203.00)
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12 December 1990

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Galileo orbiter, NASA/JPL

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