FREE RETURN / THE FAR SIDE

Chapter 06 of 10 · April 6, 2026

Artemis II Photos of the Far Side of the Moon

Ground no human eye had seen directly in 53 years: Orientale, Hertzsprung, Vavilov.

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April 6, 2026 at 21:00 UTC to April 6, 2026 at 22:30 UTC · mission time T+04d 22:25:00 to T+04d 23:55:00

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Photos from The far side

ART002-E-9851
Near Orientale basin: craters the crew proposed naming Integrity and CarrollART002-E-10000
The far side of the Moon from 13,666 kmART002-E-19968
The far side of the Moon from 12,371 kmART002-E-20000
The far side of the Moon from 12,303 kmART002-E-24768
The lunar far side near Hertzsprung, from 9,453 kmART002-E-10247
Vavilov crater on the rim of the Hertzsprung basin, lunar far sideART002-E-10368
The lunar far side near Vavilov, from 7,901 kmART002-E-9282
The lunar far side near Vavilov, from 7,867 km

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