NASA is sending astronauts back to the moon. Can you see the Artemis 4 landing sites from Earth?

The efforts of Artemis 2 crewmembers Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen will test technologies vital to the success of the Artemis 4 moon landing, which is currently slated to launch in 2028. But where will NASA's first mission to the moon's surface in over five decades touch down, and will the landing site be visible from Earth?

First, locate the 53-mile-wide (85-kilometer-wide) Tycho Crater. This prominent impact site dominates the southern hemisphere around the full moon phase by dint of its youthful brightness, towering central peak and vast network of "ejecta rays" — reflective streaks of debris that were thrown outward during its creation.

NASA's Artemis 2 mission launched on April 1 on a historic mission that will see a crew of four astronauts journey to the far side of the moon for the first time since Apollo 17 returned to Earth in December 1972.