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The eclipse glasses are identical to what NASA produced for the 2024 total solar eclipse.
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During their flyby of the Moon, the spacecraft got to within 4,067 miles (6,545 km) of the Moon’s surface.
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The Artemis II crew captures a portion of the Moon coming into view along the terminator.
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Only a portion of the Moon is visible in frame below, with its curved edge revealing a bright sliver of sunlight returning after nearly an hour of darkness.
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This image shows the Sun beginning to peek out from behind the Moon as the eclipse transitions out of totality.
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Each astronaut took turns photographing and documenting the Moon, both for audiences back on Earth and for the lunar science community.
Glover, the pilot on Artemis II, said the astronauts had trouble taking photos that did the view justice.
“What we’re seeing, we’re just not picking up on the cameras,” Glover said. “After all the amazing sights that we saw earlier, we just went sci-fi. It just looks unreal. You can see the surface of the Moon [from] the Earthshine. You can actually see a majority of the Moon. It is the strangest-looking thing.”
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Artemis II Pilot Victor Glover and Mission Specialist Christina Koch gather images and observations of the lunar surface.
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Humanity has seen similar images to the one below, beginning with the iconic Earthrise image captured by Apollo 8. But these are the highest-resolution images of the phenomenon and hint at a future with far more time spent near, and on, the Moon’s surface.
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Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 pm EDT, April 6, 2026.
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The Artemis II mission is now speeding back toward Earth, with the spacecraft due to splash down on Friday evening off the coast of California.
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