New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- The Blue Ghost lunar lander, which left Earth's orbit a few days back, recently captured a stunning up-close view of the moon, as it prepares for its upcoming landing on Earth's only natural satellite.

Firefly Aerospace, the Texas-based company operating the spacecraft, released striking images just days after the lander entered lunar orbit, beginning its 45-day journey to the surface. The footage shows the moon's far side, which is not visible from Earth, with our planet rising and setting behind it.

In the footage, the Blue Ghost lander's solar panel and X-band antenna are visible on the left, while on the right, the Lunar Environment Heliospheric X-ray Imager (LEXI) instrument can be seen.

The marvellous images...