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It’s been more than 50 years since NASA astronaut Harrison Schmitt took the famous photo Large picture of blue marbleshows a breathtaking view of Earth captured aboard the Apollo 17 spacecraft on its way to the Moon. Now, as a crew of four astronauts Artemis II mission As we head towards the moon, more stunning images are released.
This stunning image is perhaps most reminiscent of the Big Blue Marble, showing the Earth in all its fragile, beautiful glory.
“this is us!” NASA He wrote in another. The post also quoted astronaut Christina Koch saying of Earth: “You guys look great.”
In its response to published questions, NASA wrote: “In this image, two aurorae appear (top right and bottom left). The zodiacal light is also visible (bottom right), in addition to airglow coming from the Earth’s atmosphere.”
Another elegant photo from Artemis mission It shows the planet neatly divided, with one side illuminated by the sun and the other in darkness.
This image of Earth was taken by a member of the Artemis II crew from Orion’s window.
Victor Glover, pilot of Artemis II, said of the views of Earth in “You look great, you look beautiful.” Video call with ABC News.
A view of Earth from NASA’s Orion spacecraft as it orbits above the planet during the Artemis 2 test flight.
Another interesting image shows part of the spacecraft itself. USA Today noted “The image appears to show the bottom of the Orion service module where its main engine and auxiliary thrusters are located.”
We’re tracking the 10-day Artemis II mission with Blog updated regularly.
Keep an eye on NASA Image Repository To see the latest photos.