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Artemis II · Lunar approach · April 6, 2026

The Moon on approach, 18,490 km away

Taken April 6, 2026 at 18:19:17 UTC (Apr 6, 2:19 PM EDT), mission time T+04d 19:44:17, with a Nikon D5 at 80 mm. Orion was 407,192 km (253,017 mi) from Earth and 18,490 km above the Moon.

Taken

April 6, 2026 at 18:19:17 UTC · Apr 6, 2:19 PM EDT

Mission time

T+04d 19:44:17

Camera

Nikon D5 · 80 mm lens

From Earth

407,192 km · 253,017 mi

Above the Moon

18,490 km · 11,489 mi

Below Orion

2.1°N 96.2°W on the Moon

Chapter

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

NASA record

ART002-E-9582 on NASA's Gateway to Astronaut Photography ↗

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