""What we're seeing, we're just not picking up on the cameras," Glover said. "After all the amazing sights that we saw earlier, we just went sci-fi. It just looks unreal.""
""You can see the surface of the Moon [from] the Earthshine. You can actually see a majority of the Moon. It is the strangest-looking thing.""
"These are the highest-resolution images of the phenomenon and hint at a future with far more time spent near, and on, the Moon's surface."
The Artemis II spacecraft approached within 4,067 miles of the Moon, capturing high-resolution images during its flyby. Astronauts documented the view for both Earth audiences and the lunar science community. Pilot Glover noted difficulties in photographing the stunning sights, stating that the visuals appeared unreal and were not fully captured by the cameras. The mission's images echo historic moments like the Earthrise from Apollo 8, suggesting a future with increased lunar exploration. The spacecraft is now returning to Earth, scheduled to splash down off California's coast.
Read at Ars Technica
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