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Artemis II · Lunar approach · April 6, 2026

The Moon on approach, 24,467 km away

Taken April 6, 2026 at 16:34:07 UTC (Apr 6, 12:34 PM EDT), mission time T+04d 17:59:07, with a Nikon Z 9 at 300 mm. Orion was 404,138 km (251,120 mi) from Earth and 24,467 km above the Moon.

Taken

April 6, 2026 at 16:34:07 UTC · Apr 6, 12:34 PM EDT

Mission time

T+04d 17:59:07

Camera

Nikon Z 9 · 300 mm lens

From Earth

404,138 km · 251,120 mi

Above the Moon

24,467 km · 15,203 mi

Below Orion

2.5°N 87.5°W on the Moon

Chapter

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

NASA record

ART002-E-29568 on NASA's Gateway to Astronaut Photography ↗

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