Unwrapped: Five Decade Old Lunar Selfie
Explanation:
Here is one of the most famous pictures from the Moon -- but digitally reversed.
Apollo 11 landed on the moon in 1969 and soon thereafter many pictures were taken,
including an
iconic picture of
Buzz
Aldrin taken by
Neil
Armstrong.
The original image captured not only the
magnificent desolation of an
unfamiliar world,
but Armstrong himself reflected in Aldrin's curved visor.
Enter modern digital technology.
In the
featured
image, the spherical distortion from Aldrin's helmet has been reversed.
The result is the
famous picture -- but now featuring Armstrong himself
from Aldrin's perspective.
Even so, since Armstrong took the picture, the image is effectively a five-decade old lunar selfie.
The original visor reflection is shown on the left, while
Earth hangs in the lunar sky on the upper right.
A foil-wrapped leg of the
Eagle lander is prominently visible.
Preparations to return humans to
the Moon in the next few years include the
Artemis program, an
international collaboration led by NASA.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
