From WIRED · Jorge Garay · · 1m 20s
NASA opens Artemis II moon data to scientists
NASA releases 800 gigabytes of images, video and observations from the Artemis II mission, the first crewed spacecraft to approach the moon in five decades.
In brief
NASA releases 800 gigabytes of images, video and observations from the Artemis II mission, the first crewed spacecraft to approach the moon in five decades. NASA released 800 gigabytes of Artemis II data including 11,000 images and videos, making the first human-collected lunar science data in over fifty years…
NASA releases Artemis II archive
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NASA has released about eight hundred gigabytes of scientific data from the Artemis II mission, including eleven thousand full-resolution images and videos, eight point five hours of spoken observations, and astronaut notes.
First human lunar data in fifty years
NASA describes this as the first set of planetary science data obtained outside Earth and directly by humans in more than half a century. The closest comparable precedent dates back to the Apollo era.
Three reports accompany the data
NASA released three reports summarizing what was learned during the first crewed spacecraft mission to approach the moon in five decades: the Artemis II Preliminary Lunar Science Report, the Artemis II Lunar Science Operations Report…
Data reveals meteoroid impacts
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Initial analysis detected five small meteoroid impacts on the lunar surface during the fifty-four-minute eclipse observed by the Orion crew.
Findings guide future lunar missions
Photographs taken near the terminator show how terrain and visibility change when the sun is very low on the horizon.
What to remember
NASA released 800 gigabytes of Artemis II data including 11,000 images and videos, making the first human-collected lunar science data in over fifty years available to researchers worldwide.
