Nasa Orbiter captures stunning views of Blue Ghost Lander on the moon

NASA’s lunar reconnaissance orbital managed to capture a photo of the blue ghost aerocos on the surface of the moon, in a stunning case of orbit observation.

The ghosts are known difficult to shoot and this (very real) commercial spacecraft is no different. The blue ghost landed On the moon early Sunday morning, ending a 45-day trip to our rocky satellite. The farmer touched the mare of a mare (which literally translates into a “sea of ​​crises”), a crater formed by an ancient asteroid effect on the moon. Remarkable landing footage from Blue Ghost itself discovered Yesterday, showing the lunar surface in sharp relief.

Lro took the image when it was approximately 109 miles (175 kilometers) east from the landing site of the blue ghost; The image was made with the narrow corner cameras of the orber on March 2, 2025.

If you were expecting a high -resolution image of Lander, you may be disappointed. NASA LRO’s image is taken from Lunar Orbit, so it’s hard to notice the little Lander – it’s actually a pixel in the image above. If you look closely, the blue ghost is the white spots that cast a shade in the middle of the box. The basis of Mons Latreille, the moon mountain in the mare Crisis, can be seen in the lower left corner of the full image.

Lunar Lander’s mission is called ghost riders in the sky and includes 10 NASA demonstration tools commercial lunar ear loads (CLPS). You can keep up with Lander’s first mission in Firefly WebsiteS

As Lander touched on the moon’s surface, he began to unfold his useful loads, take samples of lunar rock (or regittal) and take additional pictures from the surface. He will spend two weeks (lunar day), analyzing the tip of our satellite using NASA tools that will help scientists understand the moon in preparation for a more resistant human presence on its surface.