The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission is requesting that a lunar crater be named ‘Carroll’ to honor the late wife of their mission commander.
Reid Wiseman led the astronaut team that became the first humans to observe multiple craters on the moon’s far side during their groundbreaking lunar flyby mission. The crew wants one of these previously unseen craters to bear the name of Carroll Wiseman, who passed away from cancer in 2020.
The historic mission marked a significant milestone as the astronauts peered through the Orion spacecraft’s main cabin windows during their approach to the moon, witnessing lunar features that no human had seen before.
This naming proposal represents both a scientific achievement and a personal tribute, as the crew seeks to commemorate Carroll Wiseman’s memory through this permanent lunar landmark discovered during their pioneering journey around the moon.
