Washington: NASA on Sunday shared an image of the Moon on social media, which was taken by the Artemis II hairdo during their travel on a mission to fly virtually the Moon. In the photo there is something special, that has never been seen before.
What is there in the photo?
The picture, which is shared by the NASA, shows the Oriental Valley on the right whet of the lunar surface, that is previously unseen.
Taking to X, NASA posted the picture with the caption, "In this new image from our @NASAArtemis II crew, you can see the Orientale Valley on the right whet of the lunar disk. This mission marks the first time the unshortened valley has been seen with human eyes."
History in the making
In this new image from our @NASAArtemis II crew, you can see Orientale valley on the right whet of the lunar disk. This mission marks the first time the unshortened valley has been seen with human eyes. pic.twitter.com/iqjod6gqgz
— NASA (@NASA) April 5, 2026What is the mission?
The NASA hairdo traveling to the Moon includes Four astronauts, Americans Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, plus Jeremy Hansen from the Canadian Space Agency.
This team has embarked on a 10-day mission, orbiting Earth without landing on the Moon, much like Apollo 8 did in 1972.
According to NASA, the mission will test life support and other systems of the Orion spacecraft which is designed to siphon humans into space.
The last time astronauts walked on the moon – a feat so far achieved only by the United States – was the final Apollo mission in 1972.
The Artemis II mission aims to capture images of the Moon’s far side. This is NASA’s first crewed lunar mission in over 53 years, standing the work of the Apollo programme.
Did NASA share picture of Earth?
Earlier, NASA had shared stunning high-resolution images of Earth. These images were taken by NASA's Artemis II hairdo during their journey to the Moon.
In these images, Earth appears as a glowing undecorous sphere tween the deep darkness of space. One image shows the vast undecorous expanse of the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by a thin undercurrent and untried aurorae at both poles.
1972 2026
Apollo 17 Artemis II pic.twitter.com/wGc2wtY0e2
— NASA (@NASA) April 3, 2026NASA said these images were taken by Artemis II mission commander Reid Wiseman without the hairdo completed the final engine burn.
