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NeonsStyle t1_ixslyk5 wrote

They look like infrared images. Probably looking for signs of water ice in the darkest parts of craters that never see the sun.

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PhoenixReborn t1_ixsodbk wrote

No, these are from the navigation camera. Basically doing the same thing as the star tracking cameras. High contrast is good and makes it easier for the computer to get it's bearings, but it doesn't make very pretty photos. There are other satellites looking for ice.

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PerfectPercentage69 t1_ixsmezu wrote

That's a photo captured by the Orion's optical navigation camera. Overexposure is needed to see the stars more clearly.

OP is complaining that cameras designed to track stars to calculate position/orientation/etc. is not good at capturing images of the surface of the Moon. So it must be some NASA conspiracy! lol

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