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Artemis II Crew Proposes Naming Moon Crater ‘Carroll’ to Honor Wiseman’s Late Wife

NASA will seek IAU approval after the mission to follow the international naming process.

Reid and Carroll Wiseman
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The Artemis II, including NASA's pilot Victor Glover, NASA's commander Reid Wiseman, Canadian Space Agency's mission specialist Jeremy Hansen and NASA's mission specialist Christina Koch, is pictured aboard Orion Integrity spacecraft, with an overlay of the moon's near side (right, with dark splotches) and far side (left).

Overview

  • The four astronauts, during a Monday lunar flyby, asked to name a bright, unnamed crater Carroll in tribute to commander Reid Wiseman’s wife.
  • NASA says it will submit the proposal to the International Astronomical Union after Artemis II ends, and the governing body will decide on the official name.
  • The crew pinpointed the site just northwest of the Glushko crater at the same latitude as Ohm near the boundary between the Moon’s near and far sides.
  • Jeremy Hansen delivered the dedication as Wiseman wiped away tears, honoring Carroll Taylor Wiseman, who died of cancer in 2020 at age 46.
  • The astronauts also suggested naming a second lunar feature for their Orion spacecraft, Integrity.