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Artemis II · Lunar approach · April 6, 2026

The Moon on approach, 15,661 km away

Taken April 6, 2026 at 19:09:48 UTC (Apr 6, 3:09 PM EDT), mission time T+04d 20:34:48, with a Nikon D5 at 400 mm. Orion was 408,620 km (253,905 mi) from Earth and 15,661 km above the Moon.

Taken

April 6, 2026 at 19:09:48 UTC · Apr 6, 3:09 PM EDT

Mission time

T+04d 20:34:48

Camera

Nikon D5 · 400 mm lens

From Earth

408,620 km · 253,905 mi

Above the Moon

15,661 km · 9,731 mi

Below Orion

1.8°N 102.3°W on the Moon

Chapter

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

NASA record

ART002-E-12168 on NASA's Gateway to Astronaut Photography ↗

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