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Mare Tranquilitatis


Date: 20 July 2006
Satellite: SMART-1
Depicts: Apollo 11 Landing Site
Copyright: ESA/Space-X (Space Exploration Institute)

The Apollo 11 landing site is located on the southwestern edge of Mare Tranquilitatis. The AMIE camera onboard SMART-1 imaged the region on 5 February 2006 from an altitude of 1764 km. The resolution of the image is 159 m per pixel - too small to reveal details from the Apollo 11 landing. The image is centred at 23.9° E, 1.7°N.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
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