Apollo 11 Moon View

July 20, 1969

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Associated Names
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Artist, American, est. 1958

The image shows an aerial view of a rugged, cratered lunar surface. The vantage point overlooks the moon's terrain, featuring numerous overlapping craters of varying sizes and depths. The horizon is high in the frame, with a subtle, darker boundary separating the moon's surface from the space beyond. The color palette is mainly muted grays and whites, with deep shadows in the craters contrasting against the sunlit areas. The craters appear eroded and textured, showcasing the moon's barren landscape.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.3 × 18 cm (7 3/16 × 7 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.3 × 25.3 cm (8 × 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.36

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 / AS11-44-6609; on verso, upper center printed in purple ink: [NASA logo] NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION / HOUSTON, TEXAS 77058 / FOR RELEASE: / PHOTO NO. AS11-44-6609; upper center NASA copyright stamp in purple ink; center printed in purple ink: COLOR / JULY 1969 / AS11-44-6609 / MANNED SPACECRAFT CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS / APOLLO 11 MOON VIEW--- An oblique view of the lunar farside / photographed from the Apollo 11 spacecraft in lunar orbit, / looking southwest. The large crater in the center of the / picture is International Astronomical Union crater No. 308, / which is located at 179 degrees east longitude and 5.5 de- / grees south latitude. I.A.U. crater No. 308 has a diameter / of about 50 statute miles. The rugged terrain seen here is / typical of the farside of the Moon.

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