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Artemis II · Lunar approach · April 6, 2026

The Moon on approach, 21,704 km away

Taken April 6, 2026 at 17:22:35 UTC (Apr 6, 1:22 PM EDT), mission time T+04d 18:47:35, with a Nikon D5 at 400 mm. Orion was 405,553 km (251,999 mi) from Earth and 21,704 km above the Moon.

Taken

April 6, 2026 at 17:22:35 UTC · Apr 6, 1:22 PM EDT

Mission time

T+04d 18:47:35

Camera

Nikon D5 · 400 mm lens

From Earth

405,553 km · 251,999 mi

Above the Moon

21,704 km · 13,486 mi

Below Orion

2.4°N 91.0°W on the Moon

Chapter

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

NASA record

ART002-E-24243 on NASA's Gateway to Astronaut Photography ↗

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