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Artemis II · The long coast · April 4, 2026

Earth from 230,898 km, on the way to the Moon

Taken April 4, 2026 at 05:06:21 UTC (Apr 4, 1:06 AM EDT), mission time T+02d 06:31:21, with a Nikon D5 at 210 mm. Orion was 230,898 km (143,473 mi) from Earth.

Taken

April 4, 2026 at 05:06:21 UTC · Apr 4, 1:06 AM EDT

Mission time

T+02d 06:31:21

Camera

Nikon D5 · 210 mm lens

From Earth

230,898 km · 143,473 mi

Below Orion

25.7°S 27.5°W on Earth

Chapter

The long coast — Three days coasting outbound. Earth shrinks to a crescent; the Moon grows ahead.

NASA record

ART002-E-4460 on NASA's Gateway to Astronaut Photography ↗

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