English: This 4K visualization shows the Moon's phase and libration at hourly intervals throughout 2019, as viewed from the Southern Hemisphere. Each frame represents one hour. In addition, this visualization shows the moon's orbit position, sub-Earth and subsolar points, distance from the Earth at true scale, and labels of craters near the terminator. There are 8,760 frames.

Music Provided by Killer Tracks: “Uncharted Territories” – Phil Stevens, “Beyond The Clouds” – Torsti Juhani Spoof

Credits: Ernie Wright (USRA): Lead Visualizer John Keller (NASA/GSFC): Scientist Noah Petro (NASA/GSFC): Scientist David Ladd (USRA): Producer

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