
ALT The far side of the Moon appears as a dark disc surrounded by a faint halo of light amid the blackness of space. The glow around the Moon is labeled solar corona and zodiacal light. On the left side of the Moon's disc, a narrow crescent of the surface is gently illuminated. This area is labeled earthshine. To the right of the Moon is an uneven line of three star-like points of light, which are labeled Saturn, Mars, and Mercury.

ALT Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, during the Artemis II crew\u2019s flyby of the Moon. A muted blue Earth with bright white clouds sets behind the cratered lunar surface. The dark portion of Earth is experiencing nighttime. On Earth\u2019s day side, swirling clouds are visible over the Australia and Oceania region.\nIn the foreground, Ohm crater has terraced edges and a flat floor interrupted by central peaks. Central peaks form in complex craters when the lunar surface, liquefied on impact, splashes upwards during the crater\u2019s formation. Credit: NASA





































