Full disc image of the Moon taken by the Artemis II crew. Some of the far side is visible on the left edge, just beyond the black patch that is Orientale Basin, a nearly 600-mile-wide crater that straddles the Moon's near and far sides and is partly visible from Earth.
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The Near Side of the Moon

The astronauts aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft captured this photo of the Moon’s near side on April 4, 2026.…
Oblique view of a large, circular lunar crater with steep, rugged walls. Sunlight illuminates one side of the crater rim and inner wall, while the crater floor and much of the interior remain in deep shadow. The surrounding terrain appears gray and heavily textured with smaller craters and rocky ridges. The black sky of space fills the background.
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Good Morning, Moon – NASA

Early morning sunlight illuminates the western wall of this unnamed crater, leaving deep shadows on the ground and…