Spacecraft Animations

WMAP orbits around Earth waiting for the moon to move into the right position. This is about a three week process.

This animation shows the flight path from Earth to the Moon.

Credit: NASA / WMAP Science Team

Duration: 30.0 seconds

Available animation formats:
320 x 180 (15fps) QT (274 KB)
320 x 180 (15fps) MP4 (314 KB)
320 x 180 (15fps) WMV (460 KB)
320 x 180 (15fps) Flash (410 KB)
590 x 331 (30fps) Flash (1.2 MB)
640 x 360 (30fps) QT (2.4 MB)
640 x 360 (30fps) WMV (2.4 MB)
1280 x 720 (30fps) QT (14.6 MB)

Top Image:
160 x 90 JPG (4 KB)
320 x 180 PNG (53 KB)
640 x 360 PNG (152 KB)
1280 x 720 PNG (474 KB)

Bottom Image:
160 x 90 JPG (7 KB)
320 x 180 PNG (78 KB)
640 x 360 PNG (240 KB)
1280 x 720 PNG (780 KB)

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