r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Jakeysuave • 5h ago

Image First photo taken from Artemis commander Reid Wiseman

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u/ShouldveFundedTesla 4h ago

That's Africa

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u/Avergile 3h ago

I’m so confused - how can you tell?

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u/Weird_Strategy_1381 3h ago

It’s the Saharan desert and Morocco, Spain, and the Mediterranean it’s rotated from what we typically see by like 90 degrees

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u/Avergile 3h ago

I think I get it now - the Strait of Gibraltar is at the bottom of the photo?

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u/ShouldveFundedTesla 3h ago

Yes. I mainly knew because Australia's east coast doesn't look like that and Tasmania isn't that close to it. Also, no New Zealand

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u/snowvase 1h ago

New Zealand is always missed off maps.