07 September 2011

Highest resolution images of Apollo 11 Landing Site from above

Apollo 11 was the spaceflight which landed the first humans, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon on 20th July 1969. Launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida 4 days earlier, humans walked on the Moon on 21st July 1969. They returned to Earth on 24th July, bringing back 21.5 kg of lunar rocks.

The following images were taken by Nasa's Lunar Reconnaisance Orbiter (LRO) from an altitude of 13 miles.

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