Jul 192019
I dug through my picture archive to find an image which includes the Apollo 11 landing site. I took this picture on the 1st of July, 2017. This image just covers the location in the southwest corner of Mare Tranquillitatis (image’s upper right). Along with the location of Tranquility Base, are the craters that have been subsequently named for the three crew members of the mission.
Moon [(V) C:86×2.25ms]
The reference image below is a full color image. Note the ‘bluer’ appearance of the Sea of Traquility compared to the adjacent ‘seas’. This is due to a higher than average amount of titanium in the lunar regolith.
