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The NASA has released a new batch of photographs of the far side of the Moon captured by the crew of the Artemis II mission during its historic lunar flyby, showcasing craters of various sizes and impact basins in regions never before seen by human eyes. These new photos reveal stunning details of the far side of the Moon, including craters of different sizes and uniquely beautiful impact basins.
Among the most prominent images is a close-up view of the Vavilov crater, on the eastern edge of the far side, a geological formation of great scientific significance that can now be appreciated in unprecedented detail thanks to the high-resolution cameras aboard the spacecraft.
Artemis II is the first crewed mission to orbit the Moon since the Apollo program, a milestone that marks humanity's return to cislunar space after more than five decades. The mission was launched on April 2 with the SLS rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
During its journey, the mission also set the record for the maximum distance traveled by humans from Earth, surpassing the historic mark set by the Apollo 13 mission in 1970. Now, with the lunar phase completed, the crew is embarking on their return home, with a landing scheduled for tomorrow at 8:07 PM Eastern Time.
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