THE Blue Ghost lunar module has shared stunning images of our heavenly neighbor since He successfully entered the orbit of the moon on February 13.
The new filming have a Close of the hidden face of the moon an area that is not visible from the Earth, made after the module has passed from a high elliptical orbit to a lower elliptical orbit – about 120 kilometers above the surface – announced the Texan company Firefly Aerospace last week.
Along with the overflow images showing the rocky surface of the dotted moon of impact craters, the ship has also captured impressive images of an area of the Lunar South Pole.
“The latest filming of the moon captured by the Lunar Blue Ghost module are completely surreal,” said Joseph Marlin, Blue Ghost’s deputy chief engineer in an email. “Of course, we had an idea of how the images would be, but seeing the real filming of the craters and rocks of the moon of our own ship is an inspiration, and really makes us realize how close we are from our final destination after all the hard work that We invest in this mission. ”
The American private spacecraft left the Earth orbit on February 8 before making a journey of several days to reach our natural satellite. The distance from earth to moon is on average about 384,400 kilometers, according to NASA.
Now Blue Ghost is approximately half its 16 -day orbit and will try a descent to the lunar surface on March 2.
The module carries 10 NASA scientific and technological instruments as part of the Lunar Payload Services Commercial initiative, or CLPS, from the space agency. The initiative is part of NASA’s wider artemis program, which aims to land astronauts on the moon for the first time in over 50 years.
After Blue Ghost lands on the moon, the instruments will operate for more than two weeks to collect data mainly on lunar underground, such as dust and regolito, loose rocks and mineral fragments that cover the surface of the natural satellite.
“Robotic deliveries such as the Blue Ghost mission conduct scientific experiments, test technologies, and demonstrate capabilities on the moon and around them to prepare missions of lunar surface astronauts and, finally, manned missions to Mars,” Artemis da NASA said in a program. Recent post on Instagram.
Earth Rise, Earth Set, Repeat! Blue Ghost’s Third and Final Lunar Orbit Maneuver is complete! Early This Morning, Our #Ghostriders Performed at 16-SECOND BURN WITH OUR RCS THRUSTERS TO ENER THE NEAR-CIRCULAR LOW LUNAR ORBIT. UP NEXT, We’ll Perform to 19-Second Decent orbit… pic.twitter.com/b8ptv1d0yv
– Firefly Aerospace (@firefly_space) February 24, 2025
Blue Ghost should land on the extreme east edge on the next side of the moon, near Mons Latreille, an old volcanic feature in a basin of over 483 kilometers wide called Mare Crisium, or “Sea of Crisis”.
The module will then perform surface operations for a lunar day (about 14 terrestrial days) before facing the lunar night, during which darkness and cold temperatures should cause the ship to cease operations.
The engineers behind the Blue Ghost are particularly excited about the data collected after landing and the images they hope to buy then, Marlin said.
“In addition to the richness of scientific data we plan to convey to Earth of Experiments (PLPs), we hope to capture a solar eclipse on March 14, when the earth will block the sun from the moon surface and throw Blue Ghost into one shade for about five Hours, ”said Marlin, explaining that the 14 March event will be a solar eclipse of the moon perspective, while a lunar eclipse will be visible from parts from the earth.
“Then we will capture the lunar sunset on March 16 and hope to verify the dust levitation phenomenon (when lunar dust seems to ‘levitate’ above the surface) that was first outlined by the last Apollo astronaut on the moon.”
Ury #Ghostriders Completed Another Lunar Orbit Maneuver with to 3 Minute, 18 Second Burn Early This Morning. This Maneuver Moved The Lander from a High Elliptical Orbit to a Much Lower Elliptical Orbit Around the Moon. Shortly After The Burn, Blue Ghost Captured Incredible Footage… pic.twitter.com/ygymvpabw4
– Firefly Aerospace (@firefly_space) February 18, 2025
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