Beautiful and strange! Revealing the first “HD” sunset on the moon in history
NASA has released the first high-resolution images of a lunar sunset. The images were captured by the private Blue Ghost lander, operated by Firefly Aerospace in Texas. The spacecraft touched down on March 2 near Mons Latreille. In the Mare Crisium region on the near side of the Moon.
The images, shown during a news conference at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, show a phenomenon known as the “lunar horizon glow.” The คาสิโนออนไลน์ UFABET ฝากถอนรวดเร็ว เริ่มต้นเล่นง่าย effect is caused by tiny dust particles. In the moon’s thin atmosphere reflecting sunlight. Scientists hope the images will help them better understand the sunset.
The mission is part of NASA’s $2.6 billion investment in commercial spacecraft in support of the Artemis program. Which aims to return humans to the moon by 2027.
In addition to the sunset, the Blue Ghost spacecraft captured high-resolution images of the total lunar eclipse on March 14. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and was carrying a number of science experiments. Including a lunar soil analyzer and a radiation-resistant computer.
The mission’s success is a significant milestone for Firefly Aerospace. Especially given the recent failure of Intuitive Machines’ Athena spacecraft, which had trouble landing on the moon.