APOD: 2024 January 24 Б Earth and Moon from Beyond
Explanation:
What do the Earth and Moon look like from beyond the Moon?
Although
frequently
photographed
together, the familiar duo was captured with this unusual
perspective in late 2022 by the robotic
Orion spacecraft of
NASA's
Artemis I
mission as it looped around Earth's most massive satellite and
looked back toward its home world.
Since our
Earth
is about four times the diameter of the
Moon, the satelliteБs
seemingly large size was caused by the capsule
being closer to the smaller body.
Artemis II,
the next launch in NASAБs Artemis series,
is currently scheduled to take people around the Moon in 2025, while
Artemis III
is planned to return humans to
lunar surface in late 2026.
Last week,
JAXA's robotic
SLIM
spacecraft, launched from
Japan,
landed on the Moon and released two hopping rovers.
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Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
