What does the moon look like from the moon? Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Lander has just sent back stunning images from the surface of the moon.
The commercial space company’s lander hit the moon’s surface on March 2 as part of a NASA mission, and it took HD images of the lunar eclipse from the top deck in the early hours of Friday morning – and it’s powerful and beautiful.
“Blue Ghost saw the moon’s eclipse for the first time around 12:30 a.m. on March 14 at around 12:30 a.m.,” Firefly wrote in the release of the image. “Note that when the earth starts to block the sun, a bright aperture appears in the reflection of our solar panels.”
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Blue Ghost’s view of solar eclipse from the moon.
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American company Firefly Aerospace just landed on the moon with the Blue Ghost Spacecraft
According to the company, “This is the first time in history that commercial companies will actively operate on the moon and be able to observe a solar eclipse, the Earth blocks the sun and casts shadows on the moon’s surface. ”
Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 was launched on January 15 and landed on the moon on March 2 after a 45-day trip – the photos that the Blue Ghost has been sending back are breathtaking. In the photo above, you can also see Blue Ghost Lander’s NASA device, including the Moon Environment HelioSperic X-ray Imager, Lunar Magnetoteltotelluric Sounder Mast and X-band antenna.
On Friday, Firefly also released a March 3 image, the day after the Blue Ghost landed on the Moon, enjoying the Earth’s view of the Earth’s wide mirror camera.
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