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Ancient Lava on the Moon
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art002e012028 (April 6, 2026) - The Artemis II crew captured a close-up snapshot of the near side of the Moon as NASA’s Orion spacecraft approached for the lunar flyby. The near side, characterized by the dark patches of ancient lava, is visible on the top third of the lunar disk. Aristarchus crater is the bright white dot in the midst of a dark grey lava flow at the top of the image.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineAncient Lava on the Moon. NASA/JSC, 2026-04-06. Public domain. ID: art002e012028.
