NASA Artemis II Raporu: Ayın rengi sarı ve bembeyaz değil, “çamur yeşili

The astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission saw a much more colorful landscape during their close approach to the moon than they had expected. The “yellowish yellow” and “mud 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 moon’s facing side. This wide and high terrain is one of the most densely populated areas of the moon’s oldest volcanic features, with dark lava deposits and colorful volcanic glass fragments. Surprised by the distinct yellow tones he encountered in the area, mission specialist Koch described the plateau as “yellow snow mountains.” He described the bright “snow” of the craters as “the moon’s yellowed cheek.” Pilot Glover shared his 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 are similar to volcanic glass particles in different regions of the moon; they can be associated with titanium-rich yellow and magnesium-rich green glass beads. 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 moon’s facing and hidden sides. Rarely visible from Earth, this 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 the crew passed through the wide basin, they noticed 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 farther from the impact center gave Koch the impression of “bubbles rising from under the water.”

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

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