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Artemis II · Lunar approach · April 6, 2026

The Moon on approach, 12,473 km away

Taken April 6, 2026 at 20:08:37 UTC (Apr 6, 4:08 PM EDT), mission time T+04d 21:33:37, with a Nikon D5 at 200 mm. Orion was 410,200 km (254,886 mi) from Earth and 12,473 km above the Moon.

Taken

April 6, 2026 at 20:08:37 UTC · Apr 6, 4:08 PM EDT

Mission time

T+04d 21:33:37

Camera

Nikon D5 · 200 mm lens

From Earth

410,200 km · 254,886 mi

Above the Moon

12,473 km · 7,750 mi

Below Orion

1.3°N 112.2°W on the Moon

Chapter

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

NASA record

ART002-E-19902 on NASA's Gateway to Astronaut Photography ↗

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