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Artemis II · Lunar approach · April 6, 2026

The Moon on approach, 11,571 km away

Taken April 6, 2026 at 20:26:03 UTC (Apr 6, 4:26 PM EDT), mission time T+04d 21:51:03, with a Nikon D5 at 400 mm. Orion was 410,651 km (255,167 mi) from Earth and 11,571 km above the Moon.

Taken

April 6, 2026 at 20:26:03 UTC · Apr 6, 4:26 PM EDT

Mission time

T+04d 21:51:03

Camera

Nikon D5 · 400 mm lens

From Earth

410,651 km · 255,167 mi

Above the Moon

11,571 km · 7,190 mi

Below Orion

1.1°N 116.0°W on the Moon

Chapter

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

NASA record

ART002-E-20271 on NASA's Gateway to Astronaut Photography ↗

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