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NASA releases new Earth images from Artemis II moon mission

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  • NASA released new images of Earth taken from the Artemis II mission en route to orbit the moon.
  • The images show Earth upside down with landmasses like northwestern Africa and Spain visible.
  • The four astronauts aboard reportedly left Earth's orbit toward the moon and have been actively photographing the journey.

NASA has released new images of Earth taken from space by the Artemis II mission, which is en route to orbit the moon. The images were captured by the four astronauts aboard the Orion capsule: Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen. One image reportedly shows Earth upside down compared to a typical map, with landmasses including northwestern Africa, Spain, and Gibraltar visible at the bottom left.

m. on Friday, Swedish time. According to reports, the astronauts have been 'glued to the window' to take pictures, which they delivered during Good Friday.

Humanity has once again shown what we are capable of.

Jeremy Hansen, Astronaut

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