NASA video shows Moon's 'stunning' view from the perspective of Apollo 13's astronauts

National Aeronautics and ministration (NASA) recently released a video of Moon from perspective of astronauts on aborted Apollo 13 mission. ministration me video in 4K resolution using data from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which is a robotic NASA craft that orbits Moon. In video, NASA even mentions that astronauts were in darkness for eight minutes when y were between Earthset and Sunrise until lunar terrain emerged. 

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While sharing video on YouTube as well, NASA said that “video uses data gared from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter craft to recreate some of stunning views of Moon that Apollo 13 astronauts saw on ir perilous journey around farside in 1970”. 

It furr ded, “se visualizations, in 4K resolution, depict many different views of lunar surface, starting with Earthset and Sunrise and concluding with time Apollo 13 reestablished rio contact with Mission Control. Also depicted is path of free return trajectory around Moon, and a continuous view of Moon throughout that path”. 

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In video, ncy also showed parts of Moon for over a minute while music played in background. After a while, one can see Earth and NASA said that is when Apollo 13 re-established rio contact with Mission Control. In end, one can see trajectory astronauts took around moon to get home safely. 

'Pale blue dot'

While NASA released 'iconic' video of Moon, last month, ncy also celebrated 30th anniversary of 'pale blue dot' im to commemorate incredible capture with a release of remastered im of Earth. NASA Voyr h taken an im of Earth from four billion miles away as a 'Valentine's gift' on February 14, 1990. 

However, this year NASA t only recalled 'spectacular shot' but also remembered Carl Sagan, prominent planetary scientist who was one of members of Voyr imaging team who h original idea to use Voyr's cameras to im Earth in 1981 which later followed mission's encounter with Saturn. He later said about famous 'pale blue dot' that “that is home. that is us”.

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