Orion spacecraft captures new photos of Earth and the Moon during the Artemis I mission.

photos of Earth and MoonIn this article, understand the photos of the Moon taken by the Orion spacecraft and see the main details of the subject. The Artemis I Mission, which launched the Orion spacecraft a few weeks ago, has already been making headlines, mainly due to the photographic records made by the spacecraft. The images were published via the Artemis I Mission's Twitter account and a Twitter profile that serves as a kind of "logbook" for Orion. Take a look!

Photos of Earth and Moon: key details

What to know about photos of the Moon taken by the Orion spacecraft.

Orion records the Moon

On this last Monday, November 21st, the ship Orion flew over the Moon staying just over 100 km away from its surface, making it possible to record photos that impressed even the ship's crew.

This flyby took place in the farthest part of the Moon and soon after the spacecraft's thrusters were activated so that there was a positioning closer to the distant retrograde orbit, which is around the Moon.

The last time there was a passage of a space capsule on the Moon was in 1972, when the mission took place. Apollo 17 — that is, 50 years ago. Even this new trip also means that there is an opportunity to visit the landing sites, which led to the visit of humans to the Moon for the first time.

And also from Earth!

Not only photographing our natural satellite, the Orion spacecraft also made an interesting record of our planet, for which Jim Free, a NASA employee, shared it on his Twitter profile. And in the video below, there is an even more impressive record, showing Planet Earth as a small blue ball in the black immensity of the universe.

See also:

Artemis I: NASA launches rocket towards the Moon.