A color enhancement of an ultraviolet (UV) photograph of the geocorona - a halo of low density hydrogen around the Earth. Sunlight is shining from the left, and the geocorona is brighter on that side. The UV camera was operated by moonwalker John Young on the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission in 1972. Image Credit: NASA

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