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Earth and Moon - Artemis II

author: Nasa/Novapix

reference: a-lun50-01010

Image Size 300 DPI: 47 * 31 cm

Our planet draws closer to passing behind the Moon in this image captured by the Artemis II crew during their lunar flyby, about six minutes before Earthset. Earth is in a crescent phase, with sunlight coming from the right. The dark portion of Earth is experiencing nighttime. On Earth’s day side, swirling clouds are visible over muted blue in the Australia and Oceania region. April 6, 2026.

Keywords for this photo:

2026 - ARTEMIS - ARTEMIS 2 - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - MANNED SPACEFLIGHT - MOON - ORION - PLANET - SATELLITE -