Put on your 3D glasses. 😎️
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Stories of Apollo landing sites
On the occasion of Apollo’s 50th anniversary last week, here is a special edition of Moon Monday to learn about several Apollo landing sites.
Continue reading “Stories of Apollo landing sites”Apollo 11 landing site (50th anniversary special)
On July 20, 1969, NASA put two astronauts on the Moon. They chose to land the Apollo 11 spacecraft in a plain, not so rocky region called the Sea of Tranquility for primarily engineering simplicity. Nevertheless, the landing site had interesting scientific benefits as well.
Continue reading “Apollo 11 landing site (50th anniversary special)”Chandrayaan 2 landing site in the southern highlands
Seen here is the targeted landing region for India’s first ever soft landing Moon mission, Chandrayaan 2. The spacecraft will launch on July 15, 2019.
Continue reading “Chandrayaan 2 landing site in the southern highlands”Facing lava on three sides – Promontorium Heraclides
Much like capes and headlands on Earth face the sea on three sides, “Promontorium Heraclides” is surrounded by lava plains on the Moon!
Continue reading “Facing lava on three sides – Promontorium Heraclides”SpaceIL landing site and magnetic anomalies
Seen here is the landing site for SpaceIL’s lunar lander Beresheet, in the region of Mare Serenitatis.
Continue reading “SpaceIL landing site and magnetic anomalies”Underground lava tubes on the Moon!
Seen here is an opening to a long underground channel in which lava once flowed. Enter the pit in Marius Hills!
Continue reading “Underground lava tubes on the Moon!”Farside surprise – Mare Moscoviense and Luna 3
Seen here is the only large dark region on the lunar farside, called Mare Moscoviense.
Continue reading “Farside surprise – Mare Moscoviense and Luna 3”Chang’e 4 landing site – Farside Von Kármán crater
Seen here is the landing region for the first ever soft-landing mission on the Moon’s farside, the Chinese Chang’e 4. Continue reading “Chang’e 4 landing site – Farside Von Kármán crater”
Landslide on the Moon
Seen here is a broad mountain, the South Massif, that borders the Taurus Littrow Valley where the Apollo 17 astronauts landed. Continue reading “Landslide on the Moon”
