Summary
During the Artemis II mission, a NASA team decided to name a visible Moon crater "Carroll" in honor of Commander Reid Wiseman's late wife, Carroll Taylor Wiseman, who passed away in 2020. This gesture was a tribute to her memory by the crew.
Key Facts
- The Artemis II mission is a NASA space mission to the Moon.
- Astronaut Jeremy Hansen suggested naming craters on the Moon.
- One of these craters will be named "Carroll."
- The crater-naming honors the late Carroll Taylor Wiseman.
- Carroll Taylor Wiseman was the wife of Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman.
- Carroll Taylor Wiseman passed away from cancer in 2020 at age 46.
- The Moon crater is visible with the naked eye and long lens from the mission.
