NASA's Moonshot: 10 Stunning Moon Photos That Will Leave You Speechless

Published by: Kiran Singh
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NASA has conducted numerous missions to the Moon, capturing stunning images that reveal its many mysteries. Here are the top 10 images of the Moon shared by NASA:

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The Western Hemisphere by Galileo

This image shows the Moon's western side from about 350,000 miles away. In the centre is the Orientale Basin, a 600-mile-wide crater formed around 3.8 billion years ago.

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Vibrant Moon Colours:

This colourful image, taken by Galileo on December 8, 1992, combines 15 pictures from three colour filters. The spacecraft was 425,000 kilometres from the Moon and 69,000 kilometres from Earth.

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The North Polar Region:

This mosaic, featuring Mare Imbrium, Mare Serenitatis, and Mare Crisium, shows the Moon's north polar region. It was captured during the Galileo project, which explored the Jupiter system from 1995 to 1997.

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Tycho Impact Basin:

On December 7, 1992, Galileo captured this image of the Tycho impact basin, a distinct bright ray crater at the bottom of the photograph.

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Solar Corona and Venus:

This image captures the glowing lunar horizon caused by the solar corona, with the Sun just behind the lunar limb. The planet Venus is visible at the top of the frame.

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Earth and Moon Together:

Mariner 10 captured this image of Earth and the Moon together from 2.6 million km away, the first high-resolution digital colour image of both by a spacecraft.

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Surveyor 1's Shadow:

This photo showcases the Moon's surface with the shadow of Surveyor 1, marking the first successful Surveyor mission to achieve a soft landing.

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Total Solar Eclipse:

During a total solar eclipse, the Sun’s corona, visible as white flares, is captured with the red spots known as Bailey's beads occurring where the Moon grazes the Sun.

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Copernicus Crater:

Lunar Orbiter 2 captured a side view of the Copernicus crater, showing the collapsed crater walls caused by the impact that formed the 100 km wide crater.

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