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Artemis II · The long coast · April 4, 2026

Earth from 226,372 km, on the way to the Moon

Taken April 4, 2026 at 04:07:47 UTC (Apr 4, 12:07 AM EDT), mission time T+02d 05:32:47, with a Nikon D5 at 330 mm. Orion was 226,372 km (140,661 mi) from Earth.

Taken

April 4, 2026 at 04:07:47 UTC · Apr 4, 12:07 AM EDT

Mission time

T+02d 05:32:47

Camera

Nikon D5 · 330 mm lens

From Earth

226,372 km · 140,661 mi

Below Orion

25.6°S 13.1°W on Earth

Chapter

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

NASA record

ART002-E-23778 on NASA's Gateway to Astronaut Photography ↗

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