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POV: You're flying by the Moon. This visualization is designed to show you what exactly the Artemis II astronauts will see outside their window during their lunar flyby. Here, the seven-hour visualization is compressed into 28 seconds. The Artemis II crew and lunar science team have been training and preparing for years to make the most of any lunar flyby, under any Moon illumination conditions. Now that the crew is on the way to the Moon, we finally know exactly which parts of the lunar surface will be sunlit during their closest approach, and dozens of scientists are hard at work in the back rooms of Mission Control in Houston. The science team has spent the last few days combining the spacecraft's trajectory with data from our Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, information about the motion of our solar system, and more to create tools that make it easy for humans to see the big picture. Source: @NASASolarSystem @EverythingScience