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Artemis 1 - Orion and Moon - 11/2022

author: Nasa/Novapix

reference: e-art01-20005

Image Size 300 DPI: 33 * 25 cm

A portion of the far side of the Moon looms large just beyond the Orion spacecraft in this image taken on the sixth day of the Artemis I mission, Nov. 21, 2022, by a camera on the tip of one of Orion’s solar arrays. The spacecraft entered the lunar sphere of influence Sunday, Nov. 20, making the Moon, instead of Earth, the main gravitational force acting on the spacecraft. On Monday, Nov. 21, it came within 80 miles of the lunar surface, the closest approach of the uncrewed Artemis I mission, before moving into a distant retrograde orbit around the Moon. The darkest spot visible near the middle of the image is Mare Orientale.

Keywords for this photo:

2022 - ARTEMIS - ARTEMIS 1 - CAPSULE - FAR SIDE - MARE ORIENTALE - MODULE - MOON - ORION - SOLAR PANEL - SPACE -