Craters Emerging from Shadow -- art002e010032

FD06_fd6 Lunar Flyby Wiseman

art002e010032 (April 6, 2026) – The Artemis II crew captured this view near Hertzsprung and Vavilov craters along the lunar terminator, the boundary between the Moon’s illuminated and shadowed regions. The low Sun angle casts deep shadows across the densely cratered terrain, sharply defining crater rims, walls, and other surface features as they emerge from darkness. Credit: NASA

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