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Artemis II · Lunar approach · April 6, 2026

The Moon on approach, 11,068 km away

Taken April 6, 2026 at 20:36:02 UTC (Apr 6, 4:36 PM EDT), mission time T+04d 22:01:02, with a Nikon D5 at 80 mm. Orion was 410,900 km (255,321 mi) from Earth and 11,068 km above the Moon.

Taken

April 6, 2026 at 20:36:02 UTC · Apr 6, 4:36 PM EDT

Mission time

T+04d 22:01:02

Camera

Nikon D5 · 80 mm lens

From Earth

410,900 km · 255,321 mi

Above the Moon

11,068 km · 6,877 mi

Below Orion

1.0°N 118.4°W on the Moon

Chapter

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

NASA record

ART002-E-24606 on NASA's Gateway to Astronaut Photography ↗

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