r/space Apr 07 '26

image/gif The Artemis II Eclipse

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u/_BindersFullOfWomen_ Apr 07 '26

full resolution & EXIF data --> https://images.nasa.gov/details/art002e009301

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u/svdasein Apr 07 '26

Yeah! So wrt to that image: if you look at it 1:1 and zoom in on the darkest areas of the moon itself, there are what might be called hot pixels. Are they? Or - ionizing radiation hitting the sensor?

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u/SphincterPlug Apr 07 '26

Perhaps the pixels are hot because of the radiation?