New Gorgeous Video from Deep Impact

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Deep Impact, launched in 2005, has captured a stunning video of Earth from 50 million kilometers away, showcasing visible continents and weather systems with the moon transiting in front. The video highlights the moon's transit speed, which appears faster than Earth's rotation. Some users experienced issues accessing the video, with reports of broken links and the need for QuickTime. However, others successfully downloaded the clip directly. There are inquiries about the availability of a higher definition version of the video.
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http://www.nasa.gov/mov/260502main_nir_green_blue2.mov

You may remember Deep Impact was launched in 2005 with the mission of blasting a 370kg bullet into a comet. Now it has taken a remarkable video from a vantage point of 50 million km away of a spinning earth, complete with visible continents and weather systems, with a transit of the moon in front. What struck me was the speed of the transit from this angle: faster than the Earth's rotation. Wow!
 
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link does not work for me, the website shows a broken quiktime icon, anyone else have this problem, maybe i need quiktime but I am on my work computer, is there an alternative link?
 
I just got a blank window, however I was able to right click and download the clip.
 
The link worked fine for me.
 
Wow, that's quite a sight.
 
Amazing. I don't know if it is asking a lot or not, but is there a way to get a higher definition video?
 
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