The world's first private lunar lander has snapped a selfie with the Earth on its its roundabout journey to the Moon.
The Israeli spacecraft, which is about the size of a dishwasher and goes by the name 'Beresheet', blasted off from Cape Canaveral on February 21, on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Since then, it has been circling the Earth in ever increasing loops. It should be close enough to enter lunar orbit by early April.
SpaceIL, the non-profit organisation behind the privately funded space mission, released the photo, captured at a distance of 37,600 km (23,300 miles) from Earth, via its Twitter account on Tuesday.
It shows the top of the Beresheet spacecraft with the entire Earth in the background, providing a stunning Apollo-style backdrop.
Australia is clearly visible in the photo. A plaque attached to the spacecraft reads "Small Country, Big Dreams" and "The People Of Israel Live".
The Beresheet spacecraft was originally developed by SpaceIL as an entry to Google's Lunar XPRIZE - an international competition to build, launch and land an unmanned spacecraft on the Moon.
In January 2017, SpaceIL became one of the competition's five finalists, competing for a $30 million (£23 million) prize.
However, the competition officially ended with no winners in March 2018, after Google withdrew its sponsorship.
Regardless of the competition, SpaceIL is committed to continue and complete its mission, to land on the Moon, and to help advance science and technology education in Israel.
The spacecraft is aiming for a Moon landing on April 11.