Tranquility Base Panorama
On July 20 , 1969 the Apollo 11 lunar module Eagle safely touched down on the Moon. It landed near the southwestern corner of the Moon's Mare Tranquillitatis at a landing site dubbed Tranquility Base. This panoramic view of Tranquility Base was constructed from the historic photos taken from the lunar surface . On the far left astronaut Neil Armstrong casts a long shadow with Sun is at his back and the Eagle resting about 60 meters away ( AS11-40-5961 ). He stands near the rim of 30 meter-diameter Little West crater seen here to the right ( AS11-40-5954 ). Also visible in the foreground is the top of the camera intended for taking stereo close-ups of the lunar surface.