Earth's shadow

HOW IT IS BUILT The methods behind it Lunar phases Atmospheric optics Lunar eclipse Rayleigh scattering WHAT IT CAN DO Its core abilities WHERE IT IS USED — · — — · — ES learns · reasons · acts
How it's built
What it can do
Where it's used

Earth's shadow is the cone-shaped region of darkness cast by our planet when sunlight is blocked by Earth's mass. Just as any opaque object creates a shadow when lit by the sun, Earth projects a shadow into space on the side opposite the sun.

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