5.6K views · 266 reactions | "Magnificent Desolation" - the moon seen from orbit. For the full 4K version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfvno7DbwNk This video was created from thousands of images taken by the JAXA SELENE/Kaguya lunar orbiter. The spacecraft orbited the Moon for a year and eight months, before intentionally impacting on crater Gill on June 10, 2009. The video has been upscaled and retimed to bring you some of the best views of the lunar surface. | Amazing SPACE | Facebook

9.1K views · 533 reactions | “Magnificent Desolation” were the words used by Astronaut Buzz Aldrin to describe what he felt when contemplating himself after traveling to the moon— a feeling of transformative detachment from everything you know and everything you are. Yet somehow, the farther you travel the closer you get to who you are. This is magnificent desolation. | Jason Silva | Facebook

Buzz Aldrin: 2nd Man on the Moon! 🌕 "Magnificent Desolation" #Apollo11 #MoonLanding #NASA #space | Overlook Horizon

“It was a magnificent tribute to all of humanity and especially to the United States.” On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, astronaut Buzz Aldrin appeared on "Cavuto Live" to discuss the historic mission. https://fxn.ws/2SC8dvr | Fox News