奥德修斯号登陆月球

2024年3月2日

Odysseus on the Moon
Image Credit: Intuitive Machines

Explanation: Methalox rocket engine firing, Odysseus’ landing legs absorb first contact with the lunar surface in this wide-angle snapshot from a camera on board the robotic Intuitive Machines Nova-C moon lander. Following the landing on February 22, broken landing legs, visible in the image, ultimately left the lander at rest but tilted. Odysseus’ gentle lean into a sloping lunar surface preserved the phone booth-sized lander’s ability to operate, collect solar power, and return images and data to Earth. Its exact landing site in the Moon’s far south polar region was imaged by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Donated by NASA, the American flag seen on the lander’s central panel is 1970 Apollo program flight hardware.

Tomorrow’s picture: behind the Moon

奥德修斯号登陆月球
影像提供: Intuitive Machines

说明: 在这张由直觉机器公司Nova-C月球着陆器的相机所拍摄之广角快照里，甲烷液氧火箭引擎正在喷火，而奥德修斯号的著陆支架则刚接触到月球表面。在2月22日着陆月球时的影像里清楚可见的损坏着陆支架，最后使着陆器侧倾伫停。奥德修斯号轻缓的停靠在月表的斜坡上，保留了这艘电话亭大小的著陆器运作、收集太阳能及把影像和数据传送回地球的能力。它在月球近南极区的确切着陆地点，后来经由美国航太总署的月球勘测号轨道船拍摄确认。在着陆器中央铭板上的美国国旗，是由NASA所捐赠，过去曾经参与1970年阿波罗计画的飞航物件。

明日的图片: behind the Moon