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AS11-41-6116 - Apollo 11 - Apollo 11 Mission image - Landing Site 2

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Description: View of Moon,Landing Site 2. This image is part of a west looking oblique sequence of images taken from the Command and Service Module (CSM) as it traveled at approximately 60 nautical miles (NM) orbital altitude above the Moon during the Apollo 11 Mission. This sequence commences at 35 degrees East Longitude and continues to the nearside lunar terminator. Original film magazine was labeled P. Film Type: 3400 Panatomic-X Black/White taken with a 250mm lens. Approximate Photo Scale 1:1,126,100. Principal Point Latitude 1 degree North and Longitude 24.5 degrees East. Forward overlap: 85%. Sun angle is Medium. Approximate Tilt Minimum is 65 degrees,Maximum is 70 degrees. Tilt direction is West (W).

Subject Terms: Apollo 11 Flight, Moon, Craters

Categories: Lunar Observations

Original: Film - 70MM B&W

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Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Apollo 11 - AS11-36-5291 through AS11-45-6714b

The mission plan of Apollo 11 was to land two men on the lunar surface and return them safely to Earth. The spacecraft carried a crew of three: Mission Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., was launched by a Saturn V from Cape Kennedy on July 16, 1969, and after three days until they entered lunar orbit. Collins was awaiting on Lunar orbit while the Eagle Lunar Module with Armstrong and Aldrin and has landed in Moon's Mare Tranquillitatis at 3:17 p.m. EST on July 20, 1969. Immediately after landing on the Moon, Armstrong and Aldrin prepared the LM for liftoff as a contingency measure. Following the meal, the astronauts began preparations for the descent to the lunar surface. Armstrong emerged from the spacecraft first. While descending, he released the Modularized Equipment Stowage Assembly on which the surface television camera was stowed, and the camera recorded humankind's first step on the Moon. A sample of lunar surface material was collected and stowed to assure that, if a contingency required an early end to the planned surface activities, samples of lunar surface material would be returned to Earth. Astronaut Aldrin subsequently descended to the lunar surface. The astronauts collected lunar samples, deployed several experiments, and made photographs of the lunar surface. Two and a quarter hours later, the astronauts reentered the Lunar Module, after which the astronauts slept. The ascent from the lunar surface began 21 hours and 36 minutes after the lunar landing. In about four days, the Command Module entered Earth atmosphere and landed in the Pacific Ocean.

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apollo site nasa moon surface moon landing apollo 11 high resolution ultra high resolution moon degrees degrees east longitude degrees east on orbit apollo degree north original film magazine mission image sequence approximate tilt minimum film type approximate photo scale film principal point latitude tilt direction mission service module longitude original panatomic x black forward overlap sun angle lunar observations apollo program space program 1960 s us national archives old magazines archive
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16/06/1969 - 21/07/1969
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Apollo 11 - All Images

The Eagle Has Landed
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apollo site nasa moon surface moon landing apollo 11 high resolution ultra high resolution moon degrees degrees east longitude degrees east on orbit apollo degree north original film magazine mission image sequence approximate tilt minimum film type approximate photo scale film principal point latitude tilt direction mission service module longitude original panatomic x black forward overlap sun angle lunar observations apollo program space program 1960 s us national archives old magazines archive