In this alluring night skyscape recorded on March 26, a young
Moon stands over the distant western horizon in conjunction with
brilliant planet Venus. In the foreground, the Colorado River
glistens in moonlight as it winds through the Grand Canyon,
southern rim at Lipan Point. Of course, the Grand Canyon is
known as one of the of planet Earth. Carved by the river, the
enormous fissure is about 270 miles (440 kilometers) long, up to
18 miles (30 kilometers) wide and approaches 1 mile (1.6
kilometers) deep. On this date, wonders of the night sky
included the compact Pleiades and V-shaped Hyades star clusters
poised just above the Moon. Bright planet Jupiter is below the
closer Moon/Venus pairing, near the western horizon.