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Artemis II · Lunar approach · April 6, 2026

The Moon on approach, 12,003 km away

Taken April 6, 2026 at 20:17:39 UTC (Apr 6, 4:17 PM EDT), mission time T+04d 21:42:39, with a Nikon D5 at 400 mm. Orion was 410,434 km (255,032 mi) from Earth and 12,003 km above the Moon.

Taken

April 6, 2026 at 20:17:39 UTC · Apr 6, 4:17 PM EDT

Mission time

T+04d 21:42:39

Camera

Nikon D5 · 400 mm lens

From Earth

410,434 km · 255,032 mi

Above the Moon

12,003 km · 7,458 mi

Below Orion

1.2°N 114.1°W on the Moon

Chapter

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

NASA record

ART002-E-20133 on NASA's Gateway to Astronaut Photography ↗

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