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0019-Aristarcus_and_more.jpgA hint of Lunar Geography12 visiteart002e012114 (April 6, 2026) - A diverse set of Lunar Surface Features is visible in this view, including the brightly colored Aristarchus Crater, whose high reflectivity stands out against the surrounding terrain.
Nearby, the Marius Hills Region reveals a field of volcanic domes and cones, evidence of past lunar volcanism.
The sinuous Reiner Gamma swirl contrasts with the darker mare surface, while rays from Glushko crater streak across the plains.
At the bottom of the frame, the dark-floored Grimaldi Crater anchors the scene.MareKromium
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0017-The_Orientale_Basin.jpgThe Orientale Basin11 visiteart002e012090 (April 6, 2026) - In this view of the Moon, the Artemis II crew captured an intricate snapshot of the rings of the Orientale Basin, one of the Moon’s youngest and best-preserved large Impact Craters on his first shift during the Lunar Fly-By observation period.MareKromium
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0015-In_the_Night.jpegIn the Night10 visiteFrom the crew’s perspective, the Moon appeared large enough to completely block the Sun, creating nearly 54 minutes of eclipse totality. The corona forms a glowing halo around the dark lunar disk, revealing details of the Sun’s outer atmosphere typically hidden by its brightness. The faint glow of the nearside of the Moon is visible in this image, having been illuminated by light reflected off the Earth.
Moments to honor the past infused the entire day of the lunar flyby, the sixth of the mission. Upon waking, the crew heard a message from Jim Lovell, the astronaut who piloted Apollo 8 and commanded Apollo 13, and who recorded the missive for Artemis II before his death in August 2025. “Welcome to my old neighborhood!” Lovell said. “When Frank Borman, Bill Anders, and I orbited the moon on Apollo 8, we got humanity’s first up-close look at the moon and got a view of the home planet that inspired and united people around the world. I’m proud to pass that torch on to you.”
And in a particularly heartfelt moment, shortly after the crew reached the farthest point ever traveled in space, Canadian Astronaut Jeremy Hansen communicated the crew’s desire to name a crater close to the moon’s nearside-farside boundary after Commander Reid Wiseman’s late wife, Carroll Wiseman who died from cancer in 2020. “It’s a bright spot on the moon,” Hansen said. “We would like to call it Carroll.” And then the crew embraced.MareKromium
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0016-The_Orientale_Basin.jpegThe Orientale Basin10 visiteThe Artemis II crew became the first humans to see the Moon's Orientale Basin, a nearly 600-mile-wide Impact Crater, visible in the bottom half of this image.MareKromium
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0020-Lunar_Limb.jpgThe Lunar Limb and the Terminator Line10 visiteart002e014045 (April 6, 2026) - This view of the Moon captures the Terminator — the shifting boundary between day and night — where sunlight grazes the surface at a low angle.
Taken by the crew during the Artemis II Mission, the lighting accentuates the Moon’s rugged terrain, casting long shadows that reveal the depth and structure of craters, ridges, and surrounding highlands.MareKromium
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SOL4887-PIA26696_figA.pngNevado Sajama - Horizon9 visiteThe image was taken at a ridgetop site nicknamed “Nevado Sajama,” where Curiosity collected a rock sample using a drill on the end of its Robotic Arm.
Since May 2025, Curiosity has been exploring a region full of geologic formations called boxwork, which crisscross the surface for miles and look like giant spiderwebs when viewed from space.
The new panorama shows them as they really are: low ridges standing roughly 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 meters) tall and about 30 feet (9 meters) across with sandy hollows in between.MareKromium
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0014-Earthset.jpegEarthset and Ohm Crater8 visiteEarthset captured through the Orion Spacecraft window during the Artemis II crew’s flyby of the Moon.
The dark portion of the Earth is experiencing nighttime. On Earth’s day side, swirling clouds are visible over Australia and Oceania.
In the foreground, Ohm Crater on the Moon has terraced edges and a flat Floor interrupted by Central Peaks.
Artemis II’s historic lunar flyby on Monday was one of new milestones and spaceflight records, but it was also deeply resonant with the past. After flying farther beyond the Earth than any human has ever been before—beating the record set in 1970 during Apollo 13 by about 4,102 miles—and seeing parts of the moon no humans had ever witnessed, the crew recreated “Earthrise,” one of the most famous photographs of all time, with a small twist.
Instead of Earthrise, the Artemis II photo is of Earthset, capturing the surface of the moon and the crescent-lit Earth setting beyond it in the same frame.
In 1968, a year of global political unrest, the crew of Apollo 8 was on a similar flight around the moon, on a test of a spacecraft that would be used for future lunar landings. In an unplanned moment, crew member William “Bill” Anders snapped a photo of the Earth and the moon in the same frame. The photo, called “Earthrise,” would become iconic—inspiring the global environmental movement in the years before the establishment of Earth Day in 1970.MareKromium
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0021-The_Orientale_Basin.jpg6 visiteart002e020686 (April 6, 2026) – A portion of the Moon’s Far Side (a.k.a. "Dark Side") is seen along the Terminator, where low-angle Sunlight casts long shadows across the surface.
A section of the Orientale Basin is visible along the upper right portion of the lunar disk, its structure subtly revealed under grazing illumination. This lighting enhances contrast across the cratered terrain, highlighting variations in Surface Features and providing insight into the Moon’s Geologic History.MareKromium
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0022-Crescent_Moon.jpgCrescent Moon6 visiteart002e019570 (April 7, 2026) – On flight day seven, following their Lunar Fly-By, the Artemis II crew captured this view of a delicate crescent Moon on their journey back to Earth.
Along the Terminator, where low-angle Sunlight casts long shadows that accentuate craters, ridges, and subtle variations in terrain.
The softly illuminated surface highlights the Moon’s rugged landscape, while much of it remains in shadow.MareKromium
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