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Artemis II · Lunar approach · April 6, 2026

The Moon on approach, 14,270 km away

Taken April 6, 2026 at 19:35:05 UTC (Apr 6, 3:35 PM EDT), mission time T+04d 21:00:05, with a Nikon D5 at 180 mm. Orion was 409,314 km (254,336 mi) from Earth and 14,270 km above the Moon.

Taken

April 6, 2026 at 19:35:05 UTC · Apr 6, 3:35 PM EDT

Mission time

T+04d 21:00:05

Camera

Nikon D5 · 180 mm lens

From Earth

409,314 km · 254,336 mi

Above the Moon

14,270 km · 8,867 mi

Below Orion

1.6°N 106.1°W on the Moon

Chapter

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

NASA record

ART002-E-9768 on NASA's Gateway to Astronaut Photography ↗

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