Corey S PowellOne is Pluto's moon Charon.
One is Earth's moon, the Moon (aka Luna)
A little shift in perspective, and even the most familiar objects in space look surprising and new.
Did you recognize our Moon? It's one of the new photos from Artemis II.
References:
https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/charons-complexity/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2explore/55191470911/
DeterioratedStucco@coreyspowell
No. I was pretty sure that the RH image was Charon, because I am pretty clear that Luna hasn't got that vast stripe of scarps. But IANAA, so...
No. I was pretty sure that the RH image was Charon, because I am pretty clear that Luna hasn't got that vast stripe of scarps. But IANAA, so...
Isaac Ji Kuo@coreyspowell I'll be honest ... I'm not sure what the intended effect is supposed to be.
I'm like those XKCD scientists who are "out of touch" with normal people (they vastly overestimate the average person's knowledge of their area of expertise).
In my case, I have looked at too many pictures of the Moon and Charon (and other astronomical bodies) to know how a "normal" person is supposed to see this.
rsp@coreyspowell The right is definitely not our moon...totally different landforms.
Mark Wieczorek@coreyspowell The Moon (aka the Moon) !