Raportul Artemis II de la NASA: Culoarea Lunii nu este galbenă și albă, ci “verde de pământ

The astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission saw a much more colorful landscape during their close flyby of the moon than they expected. The “yellowish yellow” and “muddy green” tones the crew encountered on the moon’s surface were revealed in a new report. The area known as the Aristarchus Plateaus is located on the side of the moon facing Earth. This wide and high terrain is one of the most densely populated areas of the moon’s oldest volcanic features. It contains dark lava deposits and colorful volcanic glass particles. Surprised by the distinct yellow tones she encountered in the area, mission specialist Koch described the plateau as “yellow snow mountains.” She described the bright “snow” of the craters as “the moon’s yellowed cheek.” Pilot Glover shared her observations while filming the area: “Now there are so many colors. There’s also green. Especially in Aristarchus and to the north, I see brown stripes running down.” According to the report’s authors, these colorful tones can be attributed to volcanic glass particles rich in titanium, which are yellow, and magnesium, which is green. These colorations could shed light on the selection of landing and exploration sites in future missions. Another colorful area that caught the crew’s attention was a massive impact crater. The crater, which is about three times the width of Massachusetts, is located on both the visible and invisible sides of the moon. Rarely visible from Earth, the structure completely covered the area as the crew entered orbit behind the moon. Mission commander Wiseman said the structure “created chaos throughout the area.” As they passed through the wide basin, the crew saw gray, brown, tan, and green tones. Koch saw “almost mud-like colors” on the outer rim of the basin, while Glover described a landscape of white dust-like layers on the slopes and peaks of the mountains. The crater chains moving away from the impact center gave Koch the impression of “bubbles rising from under the water.”

These observations may seem random, but the Artemis II team has spent more than two years training to study and describe the Moon’s geology. This training included individual and group lessons, simulated flight transitions, and the acquisition of “reference materials of their choice” to read during the journey in the Orion capsule.

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