First Look At The Apollo Landing Sites

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Fri, 07/17/2009 - 23:45

The imaging system on board the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter recently had its first of many opportunities to photograph five of the six Apollo landing sites, just days before the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission.


 

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