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EDIT: Thanks to waschbaerkoenig for reminding me to include the sauce https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-ii-multimedia
juliakitten112
Any way to illuminate that back side of the moon? Couldn't get a good look at it it /s
ironymus
#3 finally a picture of the dark side of the moon
Columbus43219
gablestout
#1 I've had "Earthrise" set as my desktop wallpaper for years... I just replaced it with this about an hour ago
salunatics
khaoselement
It doesn't look real. To be clear, I know it is real, but for some reason it's just so...perfect. It just doesn't seem real.
TheTojo15
Terrifying. I am in awe that a rocket could haul their massive balls into orbit
Iblamemyparentstoo
Cool beans
RummageSaleBubbler
As you can see the Earth is not flat. It's contact shaped.
OverwhelmingSurplusOfDiggity
#3 what would Bonnie Tyler say?
TheInternetHasDestroyedUs
Such a beautiful distraction to divert our attention from what's going on. There's no reason for it, then the news breaking toilet fiasco, it's just too much. "Look at the birdie!"
CertifiedBonerDonor
It's always fucking wild to me that at scale it really is just a smooth marble
Epphysics
Look at those !clearly! flat objects! /s
FatBastardVegetarian
3Davideo
Finally... color pictures of the Moon!
MeMonty
Cool but isn't it weird we are still left to wonder about the Epstein files?
Waschbaerkoenig
Source for all official Artemis II media: https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-ii-multimedia
JorElmasterofscheduling
Thanks for reminding me!
silentjay01
So, when you fly to the dark side of the moon, are you legally required to listen to Pink Floyd, or is it mearly suggested?
TeelMoobeel
Hey, that's where I keep all my stuff!
DudeThatsRacist
already saw these same photos. but I love them SO MUCH so....+1
OSCgal
Right? I'm upvoting them every time I see them! So amazing!
MySpiritAnimalisMySpiritAnimalisBillMurray
#3 is amazing
bilgetea
Right?! It looks like sci-fi CGI.
JustTodd
*Photographed on a iPhone 17 Pro Max
merxman
Nikon D5s and Z9s with up to 400mm lens.
Travelcedric
https://flic.kr/ps/sv14h (NASA Johnson Space Centre Flickr page)
You can find hi-res versions of he photos at the above link
nelllybellly1
professionalrookie790
And if the dam breaks open many years too soon
And if there is no room upon the hill
And if your head explodes with dark forebodings too
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon
ChuckTenor
https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1Z2h5OXZ2bnMxdWlxMnZtZjBnenJ0d201azhkZmd4anE1ZjZmajl2diZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/A1oBMukTqFfkoY1HiH/200w.webp
RogerMurtaugh
*a few
thegarts
The crazy fact I’ve learned is that all the planets can fit between the earth and the moon.
JRaven419
Even Uranus?
thegarts
Of course
WeatherWiz
This proves that it’s made of cheese!
Hotcheesepanda
Sure looks like cheese to me... What are they hiding from us...? 🤔
WeatherWiz
Probably the moon bears
Hotcheesepanda
Wait... Moon bears?!?!
WeatherWiz
Oh ummmm….no? Hehe def those don’t exist!! That’s preposterous!! *nervous laugh*
Hotcheesepanda
Completely different from Saturn bears.
ItsATrap
Flerfs must be so pissed.
deybydeyc
They'd be very upset if they could read
Tulayne
Lmao at flerfs, thanks for that
JJohnston94
They're not fazed. It's all CGI. It's even easier to fake now than in 1969.
Note that I said THEY, not WE.
MyGreatestFearBoner
Yeah they used James Edward Elmos' skin to texture the moon and ran it though an AI image generator. You stupid human. Believing science and what you can only see with your eyes.
ItsATrap
Maybe even the entire trip as a whole. Don't many of them even deny the existence of outer space to begin with since their skepticism is rooted in literalist religiosity and therefore space must be fake since there's a firmament dome.
tentacularfleshscape
Hyup
commentsivehadafew
Huh. I always thought the Earth was bigger than the moon.
onlyhalfghost
*this* one is far away.
MuffinProof
And flatter
Cthulhuonabike
The moon's distance from earth is approximately equal to 10x the Earth's circumference across the equator
Bobbobbobobbananafanafobob
Chase McCain "wow, flying to the moon was faster than I thought"
Lego Einstein Scientist "Yes, it's actually just smaller and closer than we let on. Don't tell anyone!"
Lego City Undercover
pixelsnader
It was. But shrinkflation.
zHurk777
Nope. Because the Moon is the same size as the Sun. That's how the Moon covers the Sun during an eclipse.
andexer
Oh, you believe in the *Earth*? /s
sacrosanctt
What a loser. Believes everything Big Earthers tell them.
MeMonty
Corporations infinite growth objective has started to shrink the planet, dude.
peterchen
Only the moon's small side, duh.
gablestout
Common misconception caused by biased perspective. The Moon’s gravitational influence on Earth distorts our perception, causing the moon to appear smaller than it is. When you flatten the stochastic angles and adjust for relativity, the moon is actually 49 times larger than the earth (adjusted for daylight savings)
MastrBaker
Wrong! The moon is a spaceship for the Grey's. Theres a fantastic documentary called Resident Alien which goes over that and other alien races that have blended into our society.
derrymerbles
Ah I see another learned sciencer physiatrician. The moon got entangled with the earth in the early galactic expansion and the sun’s spiral motion made it shrink to the size it is today. Which, as you correctly identified, is 48x larger than the earth (adjusted for pacific standard time)
AamuVircku
Thats what the Big Moon wants you to believe!
Nathanyel
but it's still lighter, cause it's hollow *taps temple*
weenerschnitzels
Everyday we learn
tReasonoustRump
Because of the cheese it’s made of.
imnotinthewitnessprotectionprogram
*Wallace has entered the chat*
michiyl