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Mare Cognitum
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Mare Cognitum is a lunar mare located in a basin or large crater which sits in the second ring of Oceanus Procellarum. To the northwest of the mare is the Montes Riphaeus mountain range, part of the r
Mare Cognitum. Fra Mauro is the gray region in the upper right.
Mare Cognitum. Fra Mauro is the gray region in the upper right.
Aerial view of Statio Cognitum; the Lunar Module descent stage of Apollo 12, Surveyor 3, and other equipment and local craters are labeled (click to e
Aerial view of Statio Cognitum; the Lunar Module descent stage of Apollo 12, Surveyor 3, and other equipment and local craters are labeled (click to enlarge). The astronauts' footprints are still visible.
Statio Cognitum lunar base of Surveyor 3 and Apollo 12, with astronaut Pete Conrad and the Intrepid lander and S-band antenna in the background, in a
Statio Cognitum lunar base of Surveyor 3 and Apollo 12, with astronaut Pete Conrad and the Intrepid lander and S-band antenna in the background, in a first ever visit of a separate mission beyond Low Earth Orbit
Apollo 12 Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP), with the Intrepid lander and the S-band High Gain Antenna in the background
Apollo 12 Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP), with the Intrepid lander and the S-band High Gain Antenna in the background
Tranquility Base
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Tranquility Base is the site on the Moon where, in July 1969, American NASA astronauts landed and walked on a celestial body other than Earth for the first time. On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 crewmember
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…also noted the existence of small, shallow elongated depressions ("trenches" or "grooves") similar to those the Apollo 11 astronauts observed at Tranquility Base in the Sea of Tranquility; Shoemaker et al. preliminarily concluded in 1970 that these features reflected the direction and location of fractures in…
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin with Apollo Lunar Module Eagle at Tranquility Base; photo taken by Neil Armstrong
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin with Apollo Lunar Module Eagle at Tranquility Base; photo taken by Neil Armstrong
The plaque left at Tranquility Base on the Lunar Module Descent Stage which commemorates the first crewed lunar landing (photographed by Neil Armstron
The plaque left at Tranquility Base on the Lunar Module Descent Stage which commemorates the first crewed lunar landing (photographed by Neil Armstrong)
Lunar Orbiter 5 image from 1967, cropped to show the vicinity of the landing site of Apollo 11, used in mission planning. The image is centered precis
Lunar Orbiter 5 image from 1967, cropped to show the vicinity of the landing site of Apollo 11, used in mission planning. The image is centered precisely on a small crater called West crater (190 m in diameter), and the Lunar Module Eagle touched down about 550 m west of West Crater. The area shown is approximately 25 km × 25 km across.
High-resolution Lunar Orbiter 5 image cropped to show the landing site of Apollo 11. The landing site is indicated by a red dot. The prominent crater
High-resolution Lunar Orbiter 5 image cropped to show the landing site of Apollo 11. The landing site is indicated by a red dot. The prominent crater at right is called West crater and is about 190 m in diameter.