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At dusk on July
15, 1999, the thin
crescent moon and the planet
Venus shine over the mast and
sails of the Star of India, the
largest iron-hulled ship afloat,
docked near Harbor Drive in San
Diego, California. The full disk of the
moon is faintly illuminated by
earthshine—sunlight reflected
back to the moon by the Earth
itself. |
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