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During a far-side lunar flyby, Artemis II captured a rare Earthset image of Earth slipping behind the Moon, a view echoing Apollo-era photography; the seven-hour segment yielded additional observations including a total solar eclipse and planetary light, with the mission ending in splashdown off California.
During Artemis II’s historic seven-hour lunar flyby, NASA astronauts aboard Orion came within about 4,067 miles of the Moon and roughly 252,756 miles from Earth, capturing thousands of photos that included Earth appearing to set behind the Moon (Earthset), a solar eclipse with visible corona and planets, and views of the Orientale Basin with two newly named craters, Integrity and Carroll; the crew also photographed the Milky Way on the return, while honoring Wiseman’s late wife Carroll and advancing science ahead of future lunar missions.
NASA released the new Earth-set image captured by the Artemis II crew during a far-side lunar flyby, showing Earth dipping below the Moon as the four astronauts — Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen — set a distance record of 252,756 miles from Earth, surpassing Apollo 13’s mark. After a planned 40-minute communications blackout, the crew heads home toward a Pacific splashdown, while scientists use the imagery to study lunar origins and support the Artemis program’s goal to return humans to the Moon (including the south pole).
NASA's Artemis II crew captured dramatic images from the Moon's far side, including an Earthset and a total solar eclipse, during a flyby that extended more than 4,000 miles beyond the Moon; two new craters were named Integrity and Carroll, and Orion is set to splash down near San Diego on April 10 as the mission continues.