A previously unseen shot, "stolen" from a perspective as unusual as it is extraordinary: It is the first photo taken from the "dark side of the Moon," the famous obscure side of the Moon , shared on social media even by the White House. The image, taken during the historic flyby of the Artemis II mission a few hours ago , shows the Earth setting behind the lunar horizon . But it's not the only one: another breathtaking photo instead shows the eclipse seen by the Orion spacecraft.

The image destined to become the symbol of the Artemis II mission (and already chosen by NASA for its social media profiles) is the photo of Earth setting behind the lunar horizon, the so-called "Earthset," a view similar to but different from the historic image of Earth rising over the lunar horizon ("Earthrise") taken by the Apollo 8 mission. "Humanity, on the other side. First photo from the far side of the Moon. Taken by Orion as Earth dipped beyond the lunar horizon," the White House post reads.

The other image shows the Moon as seen from Orion while it eclipses the Sun. "Total eclipse, beyond the Earth. From the lunar orbit, the Moon eclipses the Sun, revealing a spectacle that few in the history of humanity have ever seen," the White House commented.

(Unioneonline)

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