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Artemis II · Lunar approach · April 6, 2026

The Moon on approach, 13,070 km away

Taken April 6, 2026 at 19:57:21 UTC (Apr 6, 3:57 PM EDT), mission time T+04d 21:22:21, with a Nikon D5 at 400 mm. Orion was 409,913 km (254,708 mi) from Earth and 13,070 km above the Moon.

Taken

April 6, 2026 at 19:57:21 UTC · Apr 6, 3:57 PM EDT

Mission time

T+04d 21:22:21

Camera

Nikon D5 · 400 mm lens

From Earth

409,913 km · 254,708 mi

Above the Moon

13,070 km · 8,121 mi

Below Orion

1.4°N 110.0°W on the Moon

Chapter

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

NASA record

ART002-E-19605 on NASA's Gateway to Astronaut Photography ↗

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