---
title: "Go On A 4K Joyride Around The Moon, Courtesy of NASA"
description: "The Moon is cool. Take a virtual tour in astonishing detail thanks to footage gathered by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter."
date: "2018-04-12"
modified: "2018-04-12"
authors:
  - name: "Victor Tangermann"
    job_title: "Senior Editor"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor"
url: "https://futurism.com/4k-nasa-moon"
categories:
  - "Astronomy"
  - "Moon"
  - "NASA"
  - "Space"
tags:
  - "4k"
  - "lunar reconnaissance orbiter"
  - "moon"
  - "NASA"
---

# Go On A 4K Joyride Around The Moon, Courtesy of NASA

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/moon-tour.png>)
*\<em\>Image: \<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/davedehetre/4556407885/" target="\_blank"\>David DeHetre / Emily Cho\</a\>\</em\>*

We're so close to getting (back) to the Moon, we can practically taste it. Let's face it, the Moon is really cool, from it's highlands down to its massive crater basins. Even [Donald Trump is entranced](<https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/new-space-policy-directive-calls-for-human-expansion-across-solar-system>), and has directed NASA to get us back there.

Well today, NASA's got a little something to wet our whistle. Its [Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)](<https://lunar.gsfc.nasa.gov/mission.html>) mission has been closely examining the Moon's surface since June 2009, and has been beaming fascinating footage of our only natural satellite back to Earth since then.

And now, using the Orbiter's treasure trove of detailed footage, NASA has recreated a five-minute "Tour of the Moon" animation from 2011 in glorious 4K, including perspectives that can only be seen from space.

Have a look for yourself:

https://youtu.be/nr5Pj6GQL2o

## Author
I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida.

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