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"Humanity's Return" — The moon's far side in enhanced mineral color from Artemis II

"Humanity's Return" — The moon's far side in enhanced mineral color from Artemis II
"Humanity's Return" — The moon's far side in enhanced mineral color from Artemis II "Humanity's Return," a stacked photo compilation of the moon's far side, assembled by astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy from bracketed exposures taken by Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman during the mission's lunar flyby. The stacking technique averages out image noise to reveal vivid color differences across the lunar surface that are invisible to the naked eye. Andrew McCarthy / cosmicbackground.io