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.
Image & info via APOD: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190719.html
Image Credit: Neil
Armstrong, Apollo 11, NASA
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