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History in the making: The #ArtemisII crew shared a picture that shows the Orientale basin on the right edge of the lunar disk.

This #space mission marks the first time humans have seen the whole Mare Orientale on the far side of the Moon with their own eyes. Usually hidden from our view on Earth, even #Apollo astronauts didn't see it completely because of their orbit and illumination conditions (#Apollo17 did caught a partial glimpse lit by 'Earthshine').

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History in the making: The #ArtemisII crew shared a picture that shows the Orientale basin on the ri...

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