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Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 10 May 2015 at 22:38:28 (UTC)

Original – If one really wants to leave Earth this is what he would see looking back. On a serious note though, this is what MESSENGER recorded during one of its Earth flybys.
Reason
why you think it meets the FPC criteria and should be featured (check criteria first)
Articles in which this image appears
MESSENGER, just added to Escape velocity and Earth
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Getting there
Creator
NASA
Added it to Gravity assist and Interplanetary spaceflight also. Nergaal (talk) 08:58, 2 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose for now. The video does seem to add to the new articles, but perhaps this could be renominated in a month or so if it has stayed in them prominently? Josh Milburn (talk) 12:29, 3 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - Wholeheartedly agree with @CorinneSD. Years ago when WP:FP had a much smaller collection, every image was breathtaking. As the collection has grown significantly, the criteria of whether or not a picture "is among Wikipedia's best work" has fell by the wayside in favor of EV, resolution, and technique. This is unavoidable unfortunately, but, in this case, Leaving Earth really shines as one of Wikipedia's best works. I feel like the EV it's lacking is not a result of a poor image, but instead a result of articles not showcasing this image well enough. I hope people can see how wonderfully unique this image is and how it stands out among our set of pictures. chsh (talk) 16:52, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:54, 11 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]