Crater on far side of moon named in honor of astronaut's late wife

The Artemis II crew named a crater on the moon, sitting on the boundary of the near side and far side, after mission commander Reid Wiseman's late wife, Carroll.

Carroll Wiseman passed away in 2020 after a five-year battle with cancer, according to her obituary.

"We lost a loved one. Her name was Carroll. The spouse of Reid, the mother of Katie and Ellie," Canadian Space Agency astronaut and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen said earlier on Monday, tearing up. "It's a bright spot on the moon. And we would like to call it Carroll."

The crew shared a long group hug afterwards.

For another crater on the far side of the moon, Hansen said the crew would like to name it "Integrity," in honor of the name the astronauts have given the spacecraft that carried them farther into space than any other human in history.