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NASA report details richer moon colors seen by Artemis II astronauts

Original: 🌔 NEWS: During April’s # Artemis II flyby, four astronauts circled the # moon and recorded colors far richer than the fa

NASA has released a 130-page preliminary science report on the Artemis II mission, in which four astronauts circled the moon during an April flyby. Drawing on 814 gigabytes of imagery and audio recorded by the crew, the report catalogs observations of colors far richer than the familiar gray, including yellow tones, offering a new detailed picture of the lunar surface.

Why now: The mission's first science findings reveal unexpected color detail on the moon, drawing wide interest from the space community.

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• 🌔 NEWS: During April’s # Artemis II flyby, four astronauts circled the # moon and recorded colors far richer than the familiar gray. # NASA ’s 130-page preliminary # science report catalogs their observations from 814 gigabytes of imagery and # audio , describing yellow… · tksst@fediscience.org · 3

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