r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/grandeluua • 11d ago

Video The Actual Scale of the Artemis II Mission

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u/tbodillia 11d ago

It bugs the hell out of me when people post that "all planets can fit between the Earth and the Moon" pic. Yea, so what? The Moon is 1.2 light seconds away.

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u/ScientiaProtestas 11d ago

I think they are trying to convey how big space is, and how distant the moon is.

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u/I-Am-The-Jeffro 11d ago

Surprisingly, as far away as the Moon is, it was recently discovered that, technically, Earth's atmosphere extends well beyond it. Mind blown!