Corey S PowellApr 8

One 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.

#space #science #artemis #nature

Show threadCorey S Powell

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/

Apr 8 at 4:48pmWeb
Show threadDeterioratedStuccoApr 8
@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...