According to the website of the China National Space Administration, on July 1st, the China National Space Administration released images of the Earth and Moon captured by the Tianwen-2 probe of the planetary exploration program while in orbit. At present, the Tianwen-2 probe has been in orbit for more than 33 days, with a distance from Earth exceeding 12 million kilometers, and its working condition is good.
In recent days, the narrow field-of-view navigation sensor equipped on the Tianwen-2 probe has taken images of both the Earth and the Moon, demonstrating good functional performance. The images released this time include an image of the Earth captured when the distance between the probe and the Earth was approximately 590,000 kilometers, and an image of the Moon captured when the distance between the probe and the Moon was approximately 590,000 kilometers. After being transmitted back to the ground, these images were processed and made into images by researchers.
Figure 1: This color image of the Earth was taken by the narrow field-of-view navigation sensor of the Tianwen-2 probe at 13:00 on May 30, 2025. It was made after radiometric correction, registration of three-band images (558-631nm, 500-573nm, 434-477nm), and color synthesis processing. The distance between the probe and the Earth was approximately 590,000 kilometers at the time of capture.
Figure 2: This monochrome image of the Moon was taken by the narrow field-of-view navigation sensor of the Tianwen-2 probe at 15:00 on May 30, 2025. It was made after radiometric correction processing. The distance between the probe and the Moon was approximately 590,000 kilometers at the time of capture.
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