Carroll - lunar impact crater named by Artemis II Crew
Taken by Dennis Simmons on April 13, 2026 @
Brisbane, Australia
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Date Taken: 2026:04:13 16:31:08
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Carroll is a lunar impact crater located on the surface of the Moon. It was unofficially named on April 6, 2026, by the crew of the Artemis II mission during their flyby of the Moon, after Commander Reid Wiseman's wife Carroll Taylor Wiseman, who died in 2020.
I set the alarm for 3:00am and set up the gear in our back garden, waiting for the Moon to clear the tree line (obscured to 48 Deg Alt). This would give the C11 some time to cool down, ready for when the Moon cleared the trees.
During Nautical Twilight a few clouds drifted through from the East, and I hoped they would clear before the Moon popped out from behind the trees, which they did – thank you to the weather gods!
Some 5 minutes into Civil Twilight, I managed to record the section of the Moon where I believe Carroll was located.
Celestron C11 F10 Edge HD, Tak x1.6 Extender, ASI 585 MM Pro Camera. Sharpcap 16 Bit Mono SER Files 5,000 Frames.
I have labelled some features using the VMA application (Virtual Moon Atlas).
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