Astronomy Picture of the Day

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                               2022 December 1
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                          Artemis 1: Flight Day 13
                     Image Credit: [3]NASA, [4]Artemis 1

   Explanation: [5]On flight day 13 (November 28) of the Artemis 1 mission
   the Orion spacecraft reached its maximum distance from Earth. In fact,
   over 430,000 kilometers from Earth its distant retrograde orbit also
   put Orion nearly 70,000 kilometers from the Moon. In the [6]same field
   of view in this video frame from flight day 13, planet and large
   natural satellite even appear about the same apparent size from the
   uncrewed [7]spacecraft's perspective. Today (December 1) should [8]see
   Orion depart its distant retrograde orbit. En route to planet Earth it
   will head toward a second powered fly by of the Moon. Splashdown on the
   home world is expected on December 11.

                     Tomorrow's picture: pixels in space
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    Authors & editors: [20]Robert Nemiroff ([21]MTU) & [22]Jerry Bonnell
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   6. https://images.nasa.gov/details-art001m1013321641_1
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