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Artemis II · Lunar approach · April 6, 2026

The Moon on approach, 13,938 km away

Taken April 6, 2026 at 19:41:12 UTC (Apr 6, 3:41 PM EDT), mission time T+04d 21:06:12, with a Nikon D5 at 400 mm. Orion was 409,470 km (254,433 mi) from Earth and 13,938 km above the Moon.

Taken

April 6, 2026 at 19:41:12 UTC · Apr 6, 3:41 PM EDT

Mission time

T+04d 21:06:12

Camera

Nikon D5 · 400 mm lens

From Earth

409,470 km · 254,433 mi

Above the Moon

13,938 km · 8,661 mi

Below Orion

1.6°N 107.1°W on the Moon

Chapter

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

NASA record

ART002-E-9931 on NASA's Gateway to Astronaut Photography ↗

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