From CJ@21:2/156 to All on Tue Oct 15 06:28:18 2024
Wednesday October 16, 2024
The Apollo Landing Sites (all night)
The six crewed Apollo Missions were sent to different regions of the moon in order to carry out experiments and to bring back rock samples that help us determine the age and composition of the moon's surface. For safety reasons, Apollo 11 was sent to the flat and relatively featureless terrain of Mare Tranquillitatis "Sea of Tranquility" near the moon's equator (red line). Later missions landed in more rugged regions with complex geology. When the moon approaches its full phase, all of the sites where the astronauts explored are illuminated by sunlight, but no telescope on Earth is strong enough to see the equipment they left on the moon.
(Data courtesy of Starry Night)
--- SBBSecho 3.20-Linux
* Origin: CJ's Place, Orange City FL > cjsplace.thruhere.net (21:2/156)
Who's Online
Recent Visitors
gretchiie
Mon Aug 18 07:04:13 2025
from
austin tx
via
Telnet
Guest
Sat Aug 16 15:41:31 2025
from
Awelfhbwlefu
via
SSH
CyberNix
Thu Aug 7 22:36:50 2025
from
London, UK
via
SSH
Guest
Thu Jul 31 15:18:33 2025
from
Rostock, Germany
via
Telnet