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To: Impala64ssa

Off-topic a bit but has any NASA probe sent dark-side pictures of planets and are they dark?


9 posted on 04/02/2023 12:09:49 AM PDT by Reno89519 (I stand with Trump Against Political Persecution. As DeSantis Says, It Is Un-American.)
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To: Reno89519
Off-topic a bit but has any NASA probe sent dark-side pictures of planets and are they dark?

None of the planets emit significant visible light, so the side facing away from the sun is dark. Some do emit infra-red or even x-ray energy that can be imaged.

This image was taken by the Juno spacecraft


14 posted on 04/02/2023 12:50:00 AM PDT by ETCM (“There is no security, no safety, in the appeasement of evil.” — Ronald Reagan)
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To: Reno89519

There are no dark sides to the planets; none of them are tidally locked. I think Jupiter rotates on its axis once every ten hours or so, so a probe can almost watch it turn in real time.


38 posted on 04/02/2023 12:43:06 PM PDT by muir_redwoods (Freedom isn't free, liberty isn't liberal and you'll never find anything Right on the Left)
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