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Earthset Over the Lunar Limb Panorama, Artemis II hide_recommender This Solar Orbiter masterpiece exemplifiesEarth and the Moon, 36 minutes before our planet disappeared. Panoramic format. April 6, 2026. Thirty six minutes before Earthset. Earth hangs tiny in the blackness of space off the Moon's illuminated limb, a small crescent with sunlight catching its right edge. The Moon dominates the frame. This panoramic composition reveals nearly the full scale of Orientale mare basin across the lower third of the lunar surface, its dark floor of cooled lava still