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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                 2024 February 24   
      
                                    To the Moon   
                         Image Credit: Intuitive Machines   
      
      Explanation: Intuitive Machines' robotic lander Odysseus has   
      accomplished the first U.S. landing on the Moon since the Apollo 17   
      mission in 1972. Launched on a SpaceX rocket on February 15, the phone   
      booth sized lander reached lunar orbit on the 21st and touched down on   
      the lunar surface at 6:23 pm ET on February 22nd. Its landing region is   
      about 300 kilometers north of the Moon's south pole, near a crater   
      designated Malapert A. The lander is presently collecting solar power   
      and transmitting data back to the Intuitive Machines' mission control   
      center in Houston. The mission marks the first commercial uncrewed   
      landing on the Moon. Prior to landing, OdysseusCÇÖ camera captured this   
      extreme wide angle image (landing legs visible at right) as it flew   
      over Schomberger crater some 200 kilometers from its landing site.   
      Odysseus was still about 10 kilometers above the lunar surface.   
      
                     Tomorrow's picture: Phoenix over Iceland   
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