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Related: About this forumFINALLY! Lots of fantastic images from the Artemis 2 astronauts!
Some impressive photos from the Artemis 2 fly-by
In this day of social media and instant gratification, it's tough to wait for high quality images.
But the Artemis 2 astronauts have delivered!
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FINALLY! Lots of fantastic images from the Artemis 2 astronauts! (Original Post)
Gaugamela
Apr 8
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SheltieLover
(81,271 posts)1. Breathtaking!
TY for sharing! I'd been looking for the images!
BigmanPigman
(55,330 posts)2. It's art! Absolutely beautiful.
They remind me of the opening of the film '2001, A Space Odyssey".
FakeNoose
(41,977 posts)3. Woo-hoo! I'm so glad I clicked on this!
Recommended ....
pansypoo53219
(23,104 posts)4. yes. tnx.
efhmc
(16,826 posts)6. Does NASAs share its knowledge with other countries?
WestMichRad
(3,316 posts)7. Wonderful!
Two things I noticed about pictures that the narrator didnt mention:
- In some of the pictures, one can clearly make out distant galaxies in the deep space background!
- Several images of the moons surface show lines of smaller craters. My imagination says they are skid marks where moderate sized objects collided with the surface at a low angle, resulting in the object bouncing along and creating lines of craters. But I presume there are other possible explanations.