NASA's Artemis II mission released a new photograph dubbed "Earthset" showing Earth partially set behind the Moon as the crew reached 252,756 miles from Earth, breaking the Apollo 13 distance record.
The image was taken as Earth was setting from the astronauts' perspective and the camera was rotated 90 degrees to place the Moon at the bottom of the frame; the darker appearance reflects the Sun-Earth-Moon geometry. Another frame from a few minutes earlier, titled "The Edge of Two Worlds," was also shared.
Artemis II observers witnessed a total solar eclipse from behind the Moon with a crescent visible from Earthshine, and Commander Reid Wiseman said the views challenged conventional superlatives while Pilot Victor Glover said humans "probably have not evolved to see what we're seeing." The crew used a Nikon D5 DSLR, and PetaPixel reported that more digital photos will follow once NASA receives the full data.
This report is based on information originally published by Jalopnik.
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