'Blue Moon' as seen by MSG-3

South America, Moon

Meteosat Second Generation

HRV

Blue Moon over the south American region, seen during the MGS-3 commissioning phase, consisting of five-minute rapid scans of the Earth and Moon.

Last Updated

08 December 2020

Published on

31 August 2012

A Blue Moon is sometimes defined as the second full moon in a calendar month. Note: This is Level 1.0 raw data image.

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