Apollo 11 LM on Moon

July 20, 1969

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Associated Names
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Artist, American, est. 1958

This is a photograph of footprints and a shadow on a dusty surface. The scene captures a textured terrain covered in imprints from a sole, suggesting movement across this area. The ground is bathed in a stark light, casting shadows. A shadow is cast over the ground, featuring linear patterns. The composition speaks to a meeting of natural terrain and human technology.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.1 × 17.7 cm (7 1/8 × 6 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.6 × 25.3 cm (8 1/8 × 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.34

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Houston, TX. Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper left printed in red ink: NASA / AS11-37-5505; on verso, by unknown hand, upper center in graphite: Jo Anne; upper center printed in purple ink: [NASA logo] NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION / HOUSTON, TEXAS 77058 / FOR RELEASE: / PHOTO NO. AS11-37-5505; upper center NASA copyright stamp in purple ink; center printed in purple ink: COLOR / 20 JULY 1969 / AS11-37-5505 / MANNED SPACECRAFT CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS / APOLLO 11 LM ON MOON - - This photograph shows in fine detail / the impressions in the lunar soil made by Astronauts Neil A. / Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. during their lunar surface / extravehicular activity. Astronaut Michael Collins remained / with the Command and Service Modules in lunar orbit while / Armstrong and Aldrin explored the Moon.

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