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Artemis II · The long coast · April 3, 2026

Earth from 203,731 km, on the way to the Moon

Taken April 3, 2026 at 23:31:30 UTC (Apr 3, 7:31 PM EDT), mission time T+02d 00:56:30, with a Nikon D5 at 320 mm. Orion was 203,731 km (126,593 mi) from Earth.

Taken

April 3, 2026 at 23:31:30 UTC · Apr 3, 7:31 PM EDT

Mission time

T+02d 00:56:30

Camera

Nikon D5 · 320 mm lens

From Earth

203,731 km · 126,593 mi

Below Orion

25.3°S 54.6°E on Earth

Chapter

The long coast — Three days coasting outbound. Earth shrinks to a crescent; the Moon grows ahead.

NASA record

ART002-E-23736 on NASA's Gateway to Astronaut Photography ↗

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