Tranquility Base Panorama
Explanation:
On July 20,
1969 the Apollo 11 lunar module Eagle
safely touched down on the Moon.
It landed near the southwestern corner of the Moon's Mare Tranquillitatis at a
landing site dubbed
Tranquility Base.
This panoramic view of Tranquility Base
was constructed from the historic photos taken
from the
lunar surface.
On the far left astronaut Neil Armstrong casts a long shadow
with Sun is at his back and the Eagle resting about 60 meters away
(
AS11-40-5961).
He stands near the rim of 30 meter-diameter Little West crater
seen here to the right
(
AS11-40-5954).
Also visible in the foreground is the top of the camera intended
for taking
stereo close-ups of the lunar surface.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
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and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
