But on Monday, as the Artemis II spacecraft flew between 6,000 and 7,000 kilometers above the lunar far side, the human crew saw new craters forming before their eyes. They watched the moon take a beating.

NASA’s Artemis 2 mission has already made waves in the space exploration community, but a recent discovery by the crew aboard the Orion spacecraft has pushed its significance to new heights. During their historic flyby of the moon on April 6,

Mission scientists spoke to Nature about the geological features they’re most excited for the crew to observe.

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Nasa is releasing a steady stream of stunning pictures of the Moon and Earth taken by the astronauts on its Artemis II Moon mission. Attracting millions of likes on social media, the images show the two bodies from unusual angles in glorious high definition.