alt Hacker NewsWe already have images from the far side of the moon since the 2009's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter [1].
In theory, LRO is currently flying at lower orbit than Artemis I mission [2]. Shouldn't the LRO images be better? Maybe NASA has not disclosed all images?
Honest question: why the hype with these pictures?
[1] https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4109
[2] Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) -> ~50 km vs. Artemis I -> ~129 km
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nom • today at 3:59 PM
i choose to believe it is done solely to annoy the flat earthers
It's the difference between buying a postcard of a place you've never been and having a photo you took as a memento.