Scientist Pankaj

• • Closest distance: about 6,500 km from the lunar surface
(approximately 4,000 miles) 

👉 In some estimates and planning, this value varies between:
• ~6,900 km (4,300 miles) 
• up to about 8,000 km (5,000 miles) 

🧠 To understand better
• The Moon is, on average, 384,000 km from Earth
• So Artemis II passed very close to the Moon, but still thousands of kilometers away - that's purposeful.