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Artemis II · Lunar approach · April 6, 2026

The Moon on approach, 13,623 km away

Taken April 6, 2026 at 19:47:01 UTC (Apr 6, 3:47 PM EDT), mission time T+04d 21:12:01, with a Nikon D5 at 250 mm. Orion was 409,632 km (254,533 mi) from Earth and 13,623 km above the Moon.

Taken

April 6, 2026 at 19:47:01 UTC · Apr 6, 3:47 PM EDT

Mission time

T+04d 21:12:01

Camera

Nikon D5 · 250 mm lens

From Earth

409,632 km · 254,533 mi

Above the Moon

13,623 km · 8,465 mi

Below Orion

1.5°N 108.1°W on the Moon

Chapter

Lunar approach — The Moon fills the windows. The crew begins seven hours of lunar photography.

NASA record

ART002-E-10041 on NASA's Gateway to Astronaut Photography ↗

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