"The Artemis II astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft saw as many as six flashes emerging from the lunar surface, witnessing small meteorites impacting the ground."
"The flashes were white or blue-white and lasted less than a second, but the cameras used to document the moon weren't fast enough to record them."
"NASA later confirmed that these were natural collisions on the satellite, a scenario they have been monitoring for years."
"The two major challenges for future lunar inhabitants are 'moonquakes' and meteorite impacts, with ongoing efforts to assess and mitigate these risks."
During a flyby of the moon, Artemis II astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft witnessed six flashes from meteorite impacts on the lunar surface. The flashes, which were white or blue-white and lasted less than a second, were not captured by the cameras due to their speed. The crew, positioned 6,000 to 7,000 kilometers away, recognized the impacts while studying a solar eclipse that left the far side of the moon dark. NASA confirmed these natural collisions, which are part of ongoing monitoring efforts.
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