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Artemis II · Lunar approach · April 6, 2026

The Moon on approach, 14,309 km away

Taken April 6, 2026 at 19:34:22 UTC (Apr 6, 3:34 PM EDT), mission time T+04d 20:59:22, with a Nikon D5 at 80 mm. Orion was 409,297 km (254,325 mi) from Earth and 14,309 km above the Moon.

Taken

April 6, 2026 at 19:34:22 UTC · Apr 6, 3:34 PM EDT

Mission time

T+04d 20:59:22

Camera

Nikon D5 · 80 mm lens

From Earth

409,297 km · 254,325 mi

Above the Moon

14,309 km · 8,891 mi

Below Orion

1.7°N 106.0°W on the Moon

Chapter

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

NASA record

ART002-E-9618 on NASA's Gateway to Astronaut Photography ↗

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