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Artemis II · Lunar approach · April 6, 2026

The Moon on approach, 24,546 km away

Taken April 6, 2026 at 16:32:43 UTC (Apr 6, 12:32 PM EDT), mission time T+04d 17:57:43, with a Nikon Z 9 at 390 mm. Orion was 404,092 km (251,091 mi) from Earth and 24,546 km above the Moon.

Taken

April 6, 2026 at 16:32:43 UTC · Apr 6, 12:32 PM EDT

Mission time

T+04d 17:57:43

Camera

Nikon Z 9 · 390 mm lens

From Earth

404,092 km · 251,091 mi

Above the Moon

24,546 km · 15,252 mi

Below Orion

2.5°N 87.4°W on the Moon

Chapter

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

NASA record

ART002-E-29360 on NASA's Gateway to Astronaut Photography ↗

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