Pic of the Week: Odysseus Approaching the Moon

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Image (Credit): A view of the Odysseus lunar lander as it flies over the near side of the moon on Wednesday. (Intuitive Machines/AP)

This week’s image come from Intuitive Machines and shows the Odysseus lunar lander orbiting the Moon just yesterday before its historic landing earlier today. After more than 50 years, the United States has returned to the Moon.

Earlier today, Intuitive Machines stated:

After troubleshooting communications, flight controllers have confirmed Odysseus is upright and starting to send data…Right now, we are working to downlink the first images from the lunar surface.

The Odysseus landed near the Malapert A crater, which is about 185 miles north of the Moon’s south pole.