Apollo 11 LM on Moon

July 20, 1969

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Associated Names
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Artist, American, est. 1958

The image is taken from an elevated perspective, showing a rugged, dusty surface. The horizon is not visible, and the focus is on the ground below. In the center is an American flag standing erect, casting a shadow. Around the flag are tire and boot imprints, adding texture. In the lower right, the shadow of a piece of machinery or spacecraft is visible. The color palette is subdued with the flag's colors standing out.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.2 × 17.8 cm (7 3/16 × 7 in.)
    sheet: 20.3 × 25.3 cm (8 × 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.31

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Houston, TX. (sale, Heritage Auctions, Dallas); Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper left printed in red ink: NASA / AS11-37-5545; on verso, upper center printed in purple ink: [NASA logo] NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION / HOUSTON, TEXAS 77058 / FOR RELEASE: / PHOTO NO. AS11-37-5545; upper center NASA copyright stamp in purple ink; center printed in purple ink: COLOR / 20 JULY 1969 / AS11-37-5545 / MANNED SPACECRAFT CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS / APOLLO 11 LM ON MOON-----The flag of the United States, deployed / on the surface of the Moon, dominates this photograph taken from / inside the LM. The footprints of Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong / and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. stand out very clearly. In the far back- / ground is the deployed black and white lunar surface television / camera which televised the Apollo 11 lunar extravehicular ac- / tivity.

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