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Astronomy Picture of the Day - Blue Ghost to the Moon
NASA ^ | 1 Mar, 2025 | Image Credit: Firefly Aerospace

Posted on 03/01/2025 12:12:30 PM PST by MtnClimber

Explanation: With spacecraft thrusters at top center, the rugged surface of the Moon lies below the Blue Ghost lander in this space age video frame. The view of the lunar far side was captured by the Firefly Aerospace lunar lander on February 24, following a maneuver to circularize its orbit about 100 kilometers above the lunar surface. The robotic lunar lander is scheduled to touch down tomorrow, Sunday, March 2, at 3:34am Eastern Time in the Mare Crisium impact basin on the lunar near side. In support of the Artemis campaign, Blue Ghost is set to deliver science and technology experiments to the Moon, part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program. Blue Ghost's mission on the surface is planned to operate during the lunar daylight hours at the landing site, about 14 Earth days.


TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; nasa
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1 posted on 03/01/2025 12:12:30 PM PST by MtnClimber
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2 posted on 03/01/2025 12:13:17 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: 21stCenturion; 21twelve; 4everontheRight; A Navy Vet; A_perfect_lady; abb; AFB-XYZ; AFPhys; ...
Pinging the APOD list

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3 posted on 03/01/2025 12:14:50 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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It’s good to see the band getting back together, and playing the old songs we love so well with the new instruments.


4 posted on 03/01/2025 12:23:58 PM PST by William of Barsoom (In Omnia, Paratus)
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To: MtnClimber; Red Badger; The Spirit Of Allegiance; EBH; SunkenCiv
The robotic lunar lander is scheduled to touch down tomorrow, Sunday, March 2, at 3:34am Eastern Time in the Mare Crisium impact basin on the lunar near side.

Thanks much.

I'd forgotten about this one.

Busy day tomorrow!

Oscars, JoeCain Day, the day the aliens made contact on Purim (intergalactic refugees).

5 posted on 03/01/2025 1:05:59 PM PST by Ezekiel (🆘️ "Come fly with US". 🔴 Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with MARS ♂️, aka every man)
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That’s 2:34 AM Central Time… 😴… I better put on some coffee before midnight.


6 posted on 03/01/2025 1:31:08 PM PST by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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It’s hopefully gonna be worth staying up for. I’m keeping my fingers crossed…


7 posted on 03/01/2025 1:42:01 PM PST by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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Any online coverage to be seen?


8 posted on 03/01/2025 3:13:22 PM PST by doorgunner69 (Your oath of enlistment has no expiration date)
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9 posted on 03/02/2025 5:31:40 AM PST by sauropod (Make sure Satan has to climb over a lot of Scripture to get to you. John MacArthur Ne supra crepidam)
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