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Apollo 13 Moon View in 4K – Watts Up With That?


US Aeronautics and Space Administration

This video uses data collected from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft to recreate some of the stunning views of the Moon seen by the Apollo 13 astronauts during their perilous journey. their vision around the remote area in 1970. These visualizations, in 4K resolution, depict various views of the Moon’s surface, starting with the earth and sunrise and ending. with the time Apollo 13 re-established radio contact with Mission Control. Also described is the path of a free-returning orbit around the Moon and a continuous view of the Moon along the way. All views have been accelerated for timing purposes — they are not displayed in “real time”.

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Data visualization by: Ernie Wright (USRA)
Video Produced & Edited by: David Ladd (USRA)
Music provided by Universal Production Music: “Visions of Grandeur” – Frederick Wiedmann

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