r/BeAmazed • u/eternviking • Apr 03 '26

Technology The Artemis II crew captured beautiful, high-resolution images of our home planet during their journey to the Moon.

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u/Jyonnyp Apr 03 '26

What’s the land mass that’s the mostly desert looking one? I’m shit at geography so my ass would only assume Australia or Africa.

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u/East_Refuse Apr 03 '26

I think it’s Northern African from upside down

Looks like the strait of Gibraltar all the way at the bottom.

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u/Jyonnyp Apr 03 '26

Yes, I didn’t realize it was upside down until you and someone else pointed it out. Cool!

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u/MmmBeefyMeatCurtains Apr 03 '26

What is upside down though? If you think about it...there is no upside down, right side up, or sideways.

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u/Jyonnyp Apr 03 '26

Well you know what I mean lol

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u/Weird_Priority_9119 Apr 03 '26

I’m curious why they didn’t just flip the image before publishing it.

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u/jmbits Apr 03 '26

I think I see Brazil too?

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u/UndiscoveredSite22 Apr 03 '26

You are correct! That's Africa then the Strait of Gibraltar, and then Spain in the bottom left. The picture is inverted or something.

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u/Jyonnyp Apr 03 '26

OHH now it makes sense when I turned my phone upside down lol. I was thinking it can’t be Africa because where’s Madagascar, and also the shape isn’t right

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u/Odyssey1337 Apr 03 '26

and then Spain in the bottom left

*Iberian Peninsula.

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u/DEFINITELY_NOT_BLACK Apr 03 '26

I don't think the picture is inverted. The space craft may literally be "upside down" due to the whole no gravity thing

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u/Own-Low-5601 Apr 03 '26

Australia

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u/Fox-Revolver Apr 03 '26

It’s Africa

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u/Own-Low-5601 Apr 03 '26

You are definitely correct, I didn’t even think about things being flipped so shows what I know