This view of Earth was collected about nine hours after OSIRIS-APEX’s closest approach to Earth, when it was about 142,000 miles (228,000 km) away from Earth and getting farther. The continent of Australia can be seen in Earth’s Southern Hemisphere. This color composite combines six images from the MapCam imager, using its red, green and blue filters. MapCam is part of the OSIRIS-REx Camera Suite (OCAMS) operated by the University of Arizona.
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StowCam captures both still and video imagery, originally to verify OSIRIS-REx's capture of material from asteroid Bennu. Now, for OSIRIS- APEX, StowCam provides a view of the instrument panel, including the Laser Altimeter.
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The StowCam also collected imagery as OSIRIS-APEX approached and departed from Earth. Two exposures from the instrument were used in this image of the Moon, on the far left, and Earth, on the far right. Light reflects off the spacecraft’s instruments in the foreground. OSIRIS-APEX was about 37,000 miles (59,600 km) away from Earth when it captured this view of the Moon and Earth on Sept. 24, 2025.
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