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The Moon’s Great Scar
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The Moon’s Great Scar

NASA / JSC · 2026-04-06 · photograph (digital archive)

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art002e010232 (April 6, 2026) – During the lunar flyby observation period, the Artemis II crew captures a detailed image of the Orientale basin, a 600-mile-wide impact crater marked by a dark patch of ancient lava that erupted through the Moon’s crust billions of years ago.

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ArtemisArtemis IIOrionLunar Flyby
Credit lineThe Moon’s Great Scar. NASA/JSC, 2026-04-06. Public domain. ID: art002e010232.
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