Apollo 11 · Tranquility Base

Apollo landing · 20 July 1969

Apollo 11 landed at Tranquility Base on 20 July 1969. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin spent 21.6 hours on the surface, 2.5 of them outside in one moonwalk, while Michael Collins stayed in orbit. They brought back 21.6 kg of rock and soil. The first landing, on the Sea of Tranquility.

Stand there in 3D

The mission

Landed (UTC)20 July 1969
On the surfaceNeil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin
In orbitMichael Collins
Time on the surface21.6 hours
Moonwalks1, 2.5 hours in all
Samples returned21.6 kg
Lunar Module position0.674° N, 23.473° E (LROC)

In Orrery Space

The Moon explorer puts Tranquility Base on the globe with its own card. Standing there, the ground around the Lunar Module comes from LRO's camera: a 2 m terrain model and its photograph at the centre, then wider LOLA maps out to the horizon.

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