The Blue Ghost lander just witnessed a lunar eclipse from the moon
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NewsSpaceThe Blue Ghost lander just witnessed a lunar eclipse from the moonThis wasnt the first time a spacecraft watched an eclipse from the moon From the surface of the moon, the Firefly lander captured this look at a lunar eclipse or from its perspective, a solar eclipse on March 14 at 1:30 am EDT. A ring of light encircling Earth is visible in the reflection in the solar panel (bottom).Firefly AerospaceBy Lisa Grossman1 hour agoThe privately-owned Blue Ghost moon lander, built by Texas-based company Firefly Aerospace, has captured a rare view of a lunar eclipse from the moons surface.The lander, which touched down March 2 in a volcanic plain on the moons nearside, has spent its time deploying instruments and collecting data. On the night of March 13, as Earths shadow covered the moon in a total lunar eclipse, Blue Ghost turned its cameras back toward Earth.
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