Apollo 13 views of the moon in 4k

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this video uses data gathered from the lunar reconnaissance orbiter space craft to recreate name of the stunning views of the moon that the Apollo 13 astronauts saw on their perilous journey a round the farside in 1970. these visualizations, in 4k resolution, depict many different views of the lunar surface, starting with earthset and sunrise and concluding with the time Apollo 13 reestablished radio contact with mission control. also depicted is the path of the free return trajectory around the moon, and a continuous view of the moon throughout that path. all views have been sped up for timing purpose – they are not shown in “real-time.”

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