NASA’s Latest Artemis 1 Moon High-resolution Images Are Truly Jaw-Dropping

The ground crew in charge of the Artemis 1 flight have brought down to Earth and released the high-resolution images that the Orion spacecraft took during its visit to the Moon on December 5th!

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One of the high-resolution photos captured by a camera on board the Orion spacecraft during the Dec. 5 approach. Photo credit: NASA

We remind readers that on December 5th, the spacecraft flew less than 80 miles (130 km) above the lunar surface before continuing its journey back to Earth. The return remains scheduled for December 11.

With just four days left in the historic 25.5-day mission, Artemis 1 is about to come to an end. It was a huge success, with Orion entering and then exiting its target distant retrograde orbit around the Moon. Throughout the mission, many memorable photos have been captured, but a newly released set contains some of the best taken so far.

Here are the rest of the photos from the gallery:

NASA’s Latest Artemis 1 Moon High-resolution Images Are Truly Jaw-Dropping
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Artemis 1 images
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Artemis 1 images
Credit: NASA
Artemis 1 images
Credit: NASA
NASA’s Latest Artemis 1 Moon High-resolution Images Are Truly Jaw-Dropping
Credit: NASA
Artemis 1 images
Credit: NASA
NASA’s Latest Artemis 1 Moon High-resolution Images Are Truly Jaw-Dropping
Credit: NASA

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