Shadows Across Vavilov Crater, Artemis II Planets with vast nitrogen-ice plains

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Shadows Across Vavilov Crater, Artemis II Planets with vast nitrogen-ice plainsThe far side of the Moon at 400mm, handheld from Orion. April 6, 2026. During the lunar flyby, the Artemis II crew shot this close up of Vavilov Crater, sitting on the rim of the much older and larger Hertzsprung basin. Handheld, 400mm focal length, from inside a spacecraft passing over terrain almost no human has ever seen directly. Long shadows at the terminator, the line between lunar day and night, carve out every detail. On the right side of the