"A muted blue Earth with bright white clouds sets behind the cratered lunar surface. The dark portion of Earth is experiencing nighttime."
"On Earth's day side, swirling clouds are visible over the Australia and Oceania region. In the foreground, Ohm crater has terraced edges and a flat floor interrupted by central peaks."
"Central peaks form in complex craters when the lunar surface, liquefied on impact, splashes upwards during the crater's formation."
The Artemis II crew's flyby of the Moon provided breathtaking images of Earthset from the Orion spacecraft. The images depict a muted blue Earth with bright white clouds, showcasing the dark side experiencing nighttime and the day side with swirling clouds over Australia and Oceania. The foreground features Ohm crater, characterized by terraced edges and a flat floor with central peaks formed during the crater's creation when the lunar surface was liquefied by impact.
Read at Irish Independent
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