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Artemis II · Lunar approach · April 6, 2026

The Moon on approach, 24,343 km away

Taken April 6, 2026 at 16:36:17 UTC (Apr 6, 12:36 PM EDT), mission time T+04d 18:01:17, with a Nikon Z 9 at 150 mm. Orion was 404,180 km (251,146 mi) from Earth and 24,343 km above the Moon.

Taken

April 6, 2026 at 16:36:17 UTC · Apr 6, 12:36 PM EDT

Mission time

T+04d 18:01:17

Camera

Nikon Z 9 · 150 mm lens

From Earth

404,180 km · 251,146 mi

Above the Moon

24,343 km · 15,126 mi

Below Orion

2.5°N 87.6°W on the Moon

Chapter

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

NASA record

ART002-E-29222 on NASA's Gateway to Astronaut Photography ↗

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