Spaceship Orion Portrait of the lunar surface, here’s what it looks like

FLORIDA – Spaceship Orion from the Artemis 1 mission NASA managed to photograph the surface moon . Orion records the surface of the Moon in black and white images using the optical navigation camera.

The Orion spacecraft flew more than 81 miles (130.3 km) above the lunar surface during its closest approach, traveling at 5,102 mph. At the time of its lunar flyby, the spacecraft was more than 230,000 miles or 370,149 km from Earth.

“Orion uses an optical navigation camera to capture images of the Earth and the moon at different phases and distances. This photo provides an enhanced dataset to validate its effectiveness under different lighting conditions as a way to help direct the spacecraft for future crewed missions,” NASA said.

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Scientists have studied the conditions of the early solar system by studying the composition, size and distribution of craters on the moon, which were created long ago by collisions with asteroids. The surface of the Moon appears uneven and some parts are crater-shaped.

Orion is currently preparing for a critical maneuver that will send the capsule into a high, deep orbit around the moon. Orion will remain in lunar orbit for about a week to test the spacecraft’s systems before returning to Earth.

The Orion spacecraft of NASA’s Artemis 1 mission has now entered the orbit of the Moon and is circling it. Orion has traveled to the Moon and will reach its destination on Friday, November 25, 2022.

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The Orion spacecraft conducted an 88-second engine burn to enter a deep retrograde orbit (DRO) around the moon as planned. Before starting the combustion engine, Orion traveled more than 57,000 miles or 92,000 kilometers above the surface of the moon.

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