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View of approach to Apollo Landing Site 2 in southwestern Sea of Tranquility
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View of approach to Apollo Landing Site 2 in southwestern Sea of Tranquility

NASA / JSC · 1959-07-20 · photograph (digital archive)

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AS11-37-5437 (20 July 1969) --- The approach to Apollo Landing Site 2 in southwestern Sea of Tranquility is seen in this photograph taken from the Apollo 11 Lunar Module (LM) in lunar orbit. When this picture was made, the LM was still docked to the Command and Service Modules (CSM). Site 2 is located just right of center at the edge of the darkness. The crater Maskelyne is the large one at the lower right. Hypatia Rille (U.S. 1) is at upper left, with the crater Moltke just to the right (north)

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APOLLO 11APOLLO PROJECTLUNAR LANDING SITESLUNAR PHOTOGRAPHYLUNAR SURFACELUNAR TOPOGRAPHYONBOARD ACTIVITIESPHOTOGRAPHY
Credit lineView of approach to Apollo Landing Site 2 in southwestern Sea of Tranquility. NASA/JSC, 1959-07-20. Public domain. ID: as11-37-5437.
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