Observers, Spacecraft Prepare For Longest Total Lunar Eclipse Of 21st Century

Total Lunar Eclipse Lasting ~103 Minutes On 27 July 19:30:15 – 21:13:12 UTC, Longest Of Next 105 Years / Occurring Near Apogee, Presents Science Opportunities For Moon Craft LRO, Artemis, Chang’e-3, Chang’e-5-T1, Longjiang-2, And Earth & Space-Based Telescopes; Noah Petro Discusses LRO Thermal Instrument Collecting Data To Infer Properties Of Regolith During Partial Eclipse With Support From Earth-Based Measurements; Chang’e-3 Lander In Lunar Day 58 Expected To Take Hundreds Of Images With Lunar Ultraviolet Telescope; Live Streaming Of Eclipse Available

Credits: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio, GSFC, CNSA, CAS / NAOC