Earth sets beyond the Moon’s curved limb while ancient impact basins and secondary crater chains emerge in delicate detail.
Captured at 5:41 p.m. CDT on April 6, 2026, this image shows Earth setting over the Moon’s curved limb during the Artemis II crew’s journey around the lunar farside. Orientale Basin sits near the edge of the visible surface. Hertzsprung Basin appears as two subtle concentric rings, interrupted by Vavilov, a younger crater superimposed on the older structure. Secondary crater chains created by ejecta from the Orientale impact are also visible.
A New View of the Moon is one of the most scientifically rich images of the Artemis II flyby. At first glance, it feels quiet and almost abstract: Earth hovering beyond a dark lunar edge. But as the eye moves across the frame, the Moon’s surface begins to reveal an ancient and complex impact history.
NASA identifies several key features in this view, including Orientale Basin, Hertzsprung Basin, the younger Vavilov crater, and lines of secondary crater chains created by ejecta from the massive impact that formed Orientale. Combined with the distant Earth in crescent light, the image becomes both a work of planetary science and a striking piece of wall art.
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Image credits: NASA.