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 was taken from a low angle close to the ground. The horizon is near the upper quarter of the image with no objects against it. A rocket or thruster part is in the left side, creating depth against the lunar surface. The lunar landscape is visible with a reddish-brown hue, small craters, and rocks. The ground shows textures and shadows, emphasizing the surface. The color palette includes muted browns and grays, typical of extraterrestrial terrains.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.1 × 17.8 cm (7 1/8 × 7 in.)
    sheet: 20.3 × 25.3 cm (8 × 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.35

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 / AS11-37-5551; on verso, upper center printed in purple ink: [NASA logo] NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION / HOUSTON, TEXAS 77058 / FOR RELEASE: / PHOTO NO. AS11-37-5551; upper center NASA copyright stamp in purple ink; center printed in purple ink: COLOR / 20 JULY 1969 / AS11-37-5551 / MANNED SPACECRAFT CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS / APOLLO 11 LM ON MOON--- Two components of the Early Apollo / Scientific Experiments Package (EASEP) are seen deployed / on the lunar surface in this view photographed from inside / the Lunar Module. In the far background is the Passive / Seismic Experiment Package (PSEP); and to the right and / closer to the camera is the Laser Ranging Retro-Reflector / (LR-3). The footprints of Apollo 11 Astronauts Neil A. / Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. are very distinct in / the lunar soil.

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