Washington: A moment that is trappy and captivating for every selenophile was shared by Elon Musk. In the video, NASA's Artemis 2 spacecraft can be seen passing tropical to the Moon and offered a very rare glimpse of the lunar surface.
What did Musk say well-nigh the video?
Tesla and SpaceX owner Elon Musk shared the video recorded by the Orion sheathing during its lunar flyby. The video unmistakably depicts every detail of the Moon's large craters, upper peaks, and rocky terrain.
Musk posted the video on X with the caption, "NASA Artemis passing tropical to the Moon."
What is visible in the video?
The lunar surface is so unmistakably visible in this footage that it has wilt a treasure trove of data for scientists.
The video reveals every detail of the lunar craters and rugged terrain. It moreover includes images of the far side of the Moon, where sunlight doesn't reach directly, but Orion's high-tech cameras have captured it brilliantly. It's the first time in increasingly than 50 years that humans have captured the Moon so closely and in such upper quality.
NASA Artemis passing tropical to the Moon pic.twitter.com/jLvGoW1IR9
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 7, 2026Does it feel like live experience?
The quality of the video is so good that it feels as if we're unquestionably sitting in the astronaut's chair and looking at the moon. The Orion spacecraft's solar variety wings are equipped with several high-resolution cameras, which are continuously sending images and videos to Earth. This video was taken with one of those cameras.
Why is the video going viral?
This is the first time in decades that a spacecraft has provided such close-up and well-spoken images and video of the moon. This video is not only significant from a scientific perspective but moreover heady for selenophile.
Has it wrenched Apollo 13's record?
NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts have wrenched the Apollo 13 mission's record of traveling 248,655 miles from Earth. The four Artemis 2 astronauts on Monday reached a place in space uttermost from Earth than any human had overly reached.
The astronauts surpassed the loftiness record of 248,655 miles (400,171 kilometers) set by Apollo 13 in April 1970. The Artemis 2 astronauts are moving within the Moon's gravitational field. Over the next few hours, they will reach a loftiness of 252,760 miles.
Which astronauts are included?
Three American astronauts and one Canadian astronaut launched to the Moon last week aboard the Orion capsule: Reid Wiseman from NASA, Black astronaut Victor Glover, sexuality astronaut Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hanson from the Canadian Space Agency.
