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Home in the Distance
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About this work
art002e020922 (April 6, 2026) – As the Artemis II crew came close to passing behind the Moon and experiencing a planned loss of signal, they captured this image of a crescent Earth. Seen from afar, it almost looks like a circular arc – except when backlit, as in other images captured by the Artemis II crew. Earth is in a crescent phase, with sunlight coming from the right. The dark portion of Earth is experiencing nighttime.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineHome in the Distance. NASA/JSC, 2026-04-06. Public domain. ID: art002e020922.
