Artemis II’s breathtaking view of the far side of the Moon

According to the space agency, the astronauts took turns photographing this region of the moon during the seven-hour approach, and they worked in pairs. At its closest point to the surface, about 6,550 kilometers away, the moon appeared to the naked eye like a ball raised 40 centimeters from the face. The accuracy of the photos is due to the professional photography equipment they carried on board.

Artemis II crew with eclipse viewing glasses: Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen, Reed Wiseman, and Victor Glover (top right).

Image: NASA

After completing the flyby, Orion began its four-day journey back to Earth. If all goes according to plan, the capsule will enter the atmosphere on April 10 and fall into the Pacific Ocean.

This story originally appeared on WIRED in Spanish It was translated from Spanish.