NASA astronauts begin journey home having collected eagerly awaited images of impact craters and ridges
Nasa’s Artemis II astronauts have described the powerful emotion they felt while soaring over the moon as they photographed impact craters, cracks and ridges and began their long journey home.
Among the eagerly awaited images captured by the crew, who worked in pairs at the Orion capsule windows, are those of the Earth rising from behind the moon, a solar eclipse and parts of the 590-mile (950km) wide Orientale impact basin that have never been observed with the naked eye.
Further images are expected to shed light on the brown, green and orange hues the astronauts reported on the greyish landscape, and possibly faint layers of moondust that may have been visible during the Earthrise.
Seeing such beauty when things back on earth feel so wrong, it must be a confusing feeling
reminds me of middle school
One of the few useful things the US is currently doing. At least until Agent Orangutan is removed.
The title made me think it was overwhelming panic and anxiety as they just completely missed the Moon orbit…
They’re looking for the next exit ramp but GPS signaling is a bit spotty.
Ohhh. Ridges
