The waning gibbous moon is pictured the day after its full Moon phase as the International Space Station orbited 264 miles above China near the Mongolian border.
This picture of the waning gibbous Moon was taken on Jan 29, 2021, the day after its full Moon phase as the International Space Station orbited 264 miles above China near the Mongolian border. Humanity’s only orbital laboratory, the space station, orbits the Earth about 90 minutes or about 16 times every 24 hours.
Image Credit: NASA