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In the dark reactions, CO2 is captured from the atmopshere, reacted with NADPH, using the energy stored in the ATP to produce sugar through the Calvin cycle.

The cycle starts with the reaction of a carbon dioxide molecule with a ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate (RuBP) molecule, forming two molecules of 3-phosphoglycerate (3-PGA). These 3-PGA molecules are reacted with ATP to produce 1-3-biphosphogycerate molecules, which are further reacted with NADPH to produce Gyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (G3P).

Through one turn of the cycle's reactions, 3 carbon dioxide molecules are reacted, plus 9 ATP molecules and 6 NADPH molecules to produce 6 G3P. Five are renerated back into 3 RuBP molecules so the cycle can start again, while one is set appart.
The G3P molecules produced are used as precursors for the production of any sugar molecule used by the plant's cells.

Through a series of further reactions catalysed by their respective enzymes it's possible to get glucose and frutose from G3P. These sugas can further be combined to produce sucrose. Glucose can be also be polymerized to make starch and cellulose.
The most important reaction in the Calvin cycle is the reaction of CO2 with ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate. This reaction is catalysed by the most common enzyme on the planet, RuBisCo (Ribulose-1,5-Bisphosphate Carboxylase/Oxygenase).
Forwarded from Lucas
A beautiful shot of the Moon's terminator by Kaguya, a probe the Japanese sent to the Moon with two HDTV cameras.
Forwarded from Lucas
And another shot, showing Earth "setting".
https://www.invidio.us/watch?v=pSYvqyzqGNI