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Artemis II · Lunar approach · April 6, 2026

The Moon on approach, 14,894 km away

Taken April 6, 2026 at 19:23:41 UTC (Apr 6, 3:23 PM EDT), mission time T+04d 20:48:41, with a Nikon D5 at 400 mm. Orion was 408,998 km (254,139 mi) from Earth and 14,894 km above the Moon.

Taken

April 6, 2026 at 19:23:41 UTC · Apr 6, 3:23 PM EDT

Mission time

T+04d 20:48:41

Camera

Nikon D5 · 400 mm lens

From Earth

408,998 km · 254,139 mi

Above the Moon

14,894 km · 9,255 mi

Below Orion

1.7°N 104.3°W on the Moon

Chapter

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

NASA record

ART002-E-12237 on NASA's Gateway to Astronaut Photography ↗

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