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Skip to content Universe Today Space and astronomy news Menu Videos Newsletter Podcast Contact Us Support Us Log in Credit : Korea Aerospace Research Institute KARI Posted on January 31, 2023 January 31, 2023 by Laurence Tognetti South Koreaâ s Danuri Mission Sends Home Pictures of the Earth and Moon The Korea Aerospace Research Institute KARI both ended 2022 and started 2023 on a very high note as its first-ever lunar orbiter , Danuri , sent back black-and-white images of the Earth with the Moonâ s surface in the foreground that were photographed between December 24 and January 1, KARI announced in a January 3 rd statement . Both the images and videos were taken less than 120 kilometers 75 miles above the Moonâ s surface , and will be âused to select potential sites for a Moon