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Artemis II · Lunar approach · April 6, 2026

The Moon on approach, 24,878 km away

Taken April 6, 2026 at 16:26:54 UTC (Apr 6, 12:26 PM EDT), mission time T+04d 17:51:54, with a Nikon D5 at 400 mm. Orion was 403,911 km (250,979 mi) from Earth and 24,878 km above the Moon.

Taken

April 6, 2026 at 16:26:54 UTC · Apr 6, 12:26 PM EDT

Mission time

T+04d 17:51:54

Camera

Nikon D5 · 400 mm lens

From Earth

403,911 km · 250,979 mi

Above the Moon

24,878 km · 15,458 mi

Below Orion

2.5°N 87.0°W on the Moon

Chapter

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

NASA record

ART002-E-25939 on NASA's Gateway to Astronaut Photography ↗

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