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=Table of Contents=
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<div style="margin-left: 1em">[#Apollo 11 Site / Statio Tranquillitatis Apollo 11 Site / Statio Tranquillitatis]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Apollo 11 Site / Statio Tranquillitatis-Images Images]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Apollo 11 Site / Statio Tranquillitatis-Maps Maps]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Apollo 11 Site / Statio Tranquillitatis-Description Description]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Apollo 11 Site / Statio Tranquillitatis-Walter Cronkite (CBS) and Apollo 11 Walter Cronkite (CBS) and Apollo 11]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Apollo 11 Site / Statio Tranquillitatis-Description: Wikipedia Description: Wikipedia]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Apollo 11 Site / Statio Tranquillitatis-Additional Information Additional Information]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Apollo 11 Site / Statio Tranquillitatis-LM Eagle of Apollo 11 landed on a gentle slope LM Eagle of Apollo 11 landed on a gentle slope]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Apollo 11 Site / Statio Tranquillitatis-Nomenclature Nomenclature]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Apollo 11 Site / Statio Tranquillitatis-APOD Articles APOD Articles]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Apollo 11 Site / Statio Tranquillitatis-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Apollo 11 Site / Statio Tranquillitatis-LROC Articles LROC Articles]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Apollo 11 Site / Statio Tranquillitatis-Bibliography Bibliography]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Apollo 11 Site / Statio Tranquillitatis-Something to investigate: is the moon an excellent example of Michel Foucault's HETEROTOPIA? Something to investigate: is the moon an excellent example of Michel Foucault's HETEROTOPIA?]</div><div style="margin-left: 2em">[#Apollo 11 Site / Statio Tranquillitatis-Another curiosity... (Andrew Smith's MOONDUST) Another curiosity... (Andrew Smith's MOONDUST)]</div></div>
 
 
==Images==
 
==Images==
 
[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=collins LPOD Photo Gallery images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Apollo%2011%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Site%202 Apollo Images of landing site from orbit (1)] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Landing%20Site%202 Apollo Images of landing site from orbit (2)] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/catalog/70mm/mission/?11 Images taken from surface] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/catalog/alscc/magazine/?45 Close-up images of surface]<br />  
 
[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=collins LPOD Photo Gallery images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Apollo%2011%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Site%202 Apollo Images of landing site from orbit (1)] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Landing%20Site%202 Apollo Images of landing site from orbit (2)] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/catalog/70mm/mission/?11 Images taken from surface] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/catalog/alscc/magazine/?45 Close-up images of surface]<br />  
 
* For many additional maps and images see the [http://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/images11.html Image Library] of the [http://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11.html Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Journal].
 
* For many additional maps and images see the [http://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/images11.html Image Library] of the [http://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11.html Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Journal].
 
* To relate the orbital photos to a location as seen from Earth, see Dan Durda's nicely arranged [http://www.boulder.swri.edu/~durda/Apollo/ Exploring the Apollo Landing Sites] zoom-in sequence (click on "Apollo 11").
 
* To relate the orbital photos to a location as seen from Earth, see Dan Durda's nicely arranged [http://www.boulder.swri.edu/~durda/Apollo/ Exploring the Apollo Landing Sites] zoom-in sequence (click on "Apollo 11").
* The Apollo 11 Site was ''not'' among the areas mapped at high resolution with the metric and panoramic cameras of the final three [/Apollo%20program Apollo missions]. The most detailed aerial views of '''Tranquility Base''' and its immediate surroundings appear to be those collected by the [http://lpod.wikispaces.com/July%2020%2C%202008 Data Acquistion Camera] as it filmed the descent and ascent from the window of the landing module. These probably served as the background for the detailed [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LPST/ap_11_12_14/ Site Traverses Map].
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* The Apollo 11 Site was ''not'' among the areas mapped at high resolution with the metric and panoramic cameras of the final three [[Apollo%20program|Apollo missions]]. The most detailed aerial views of '''Tranquility Base''' and its immediate surroundings appear to be those collected by the [http://lpod.wikispaces.com/July%2020%2C%202008 Data Acquistion Camera] as it filmed the descent and ascent from the window of the landing module. These probably served as the background for the detailed [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LPST/ap_11_12_14/ Site Traverses Map].
 
* South-southeast looking [http://www.donaldedavis.com/2008%20new/A11VIDPAN.jpg panorama], composed by Don Davis (Apollo 11 video frames).
 
* South-southeast looking [http://www.donaldedavis.com/2008%20new/A11VIDPAN.jpg panorama], composed by Don Davis (Apollo 11 video frames).
 
* A little bit more to the north of the actual landing spot, and there would have been some interesting investigations of relatively large boulders! See the High-Resolution scan of [http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a11/AS11-40-5856HR.jpg AS11-40-5856], looking north. Research Danny Caes
 
* A little bit more to the north of the actual landing spot, and there would have been some interesting investigations of relatively large boulders! See the High-Resolution scan of [http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a11/AS11-40-5856HR.jpg AS11-40-5856], looking north. Research Danny Caes
 
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==Maps==
 
==Maps==
''([/LAC%20zone LAC zone] 60C4)'' [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LAC/lac60/ LAC map] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/usgs/I510/ Geologic map] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LM/lm60/ LM map] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/AIC/AIC60C/ AIC map] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LPST/ap_11_12_14/ Landing site map]<br /> [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/usgs/I619/ USGS Geologic Map of Apollo Landing Site 2 (Apollo 11) I-619] (of which the actual landing site of Apollo 11 (LM Eagle, '''''Tranquillity Base''''') is detectable near the lower left corner of the map).<br /> [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/usgs/I618/ USGS Geologic Map of the Sabine D Region, I-618] (also shows the actual landing site of Apollo 11, near the lower left corner of the map).<br /> <br />  
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''([[LAC%20zone|LAC zone]] 60C4)'' [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LAC/lac60/ LAC map] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/usgs/I510/ Geologic map] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LM/lm60/ LM map] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/AIC/AIC60C/ AIC map] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LPST/ap_11_12_14/ Landing site map]<br /> [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/usgs/I619/ USGS Geologic Map of Apollo Landing Site 2 (Apollo 11) I-619] (of which the actual landing site of Apollo 11 (LM Eagle, '''''Tranquillity Base''''') is detectable near the lower left corner of the map).<br /> [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/usgs/I618/ USGS Geologic Map of the Sabine D Region, I-618] (also shows the actual landing site of Apollo 11, near the lower left corner of the map).<br /> <br />  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
  According to the [http://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11psr.html Apollo 11 Preliminary Science Report], this site, which was chosen for reasons of safety rather than geologic interest, proved to consist of fragmented debris ranging in size from fine particles to blocks about 0.8 meter wide. The entire area explored was less than the size of a [http://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/A11vsFootball.gif soccer field]. The best way to get a quick overview of the Apollo 11 site is probably the [/LPI LPI]'s [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/expmoon/Apollo11/A11_lsite.html Landing Site Overview]. James R. Zimbelman's [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/publications/slidesets/apollolanding/ Slide Show], on the same site, clearly illustrates the location in relation to landmarks visible (through a telescope) from Earth. Once the general setting is understood, the [http://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11.html Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Journal] can be read with profit.<br /> <br />  
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  According to the [http://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11psr.html Apollo 11 Preliminary Science Report], this site, which was chosen for reasons of safety rather than geologic interest, proved to consist of fragmented debris ranging in size from fine particles to blocks about 0.8 meter wide. The entire area explored was less than the size of a [http://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/A11vsFootball.gif soccer field]. The best way to get a quick overview of the Apollo 11 site is probably the [[LPI|LPI]]'s [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/expmoon/Apollo11/A11_lsite.html Landing Site Overview]. James R. Zimbelman's [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/publications/slidesets/apollolanding/ Slide Show], on the same site, clearly illustrates the location in relation to landmarks visible (through a telescope) from Earth. Once the general setting is understood, the [http://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11.html Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Journal] can be read with profit.<br /> <br />  
 
==Walter Cronkite (CBS) and Apollo 11==
 
==Walter Cronkite (CBS) and Apollo 11==
 
''I've noticed in the reporting that those under 16 want to know about escape velocity and they want to know about the lunar trajectory velocity, and those over 30 or so say, "Don't tell me all that, I just don't understand. Tell me when we get there."''<br />  MOONFIRE - the epic journey of Apollo 11 (Norman Mailer), page 151.<br /> <br />  
 
''I've noticed in the reporting that those under 16 want to know about escape velocity and they want to know about the lunar trajectory velocity, and those over 30 or so say, "Don't tell me all that, I just don't understand. Tell me when we get there."''<br />  MOONFIRE - the epic journey of Apollo 11 (Norman Mailer), page 151.<br /> <br />  
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==Additional Information==
 
==Additional Information==
  
* The coordinates given in the title line are the official IAU coordinates for the feature known as '''Statio Tranquillitatis''' (the landing site). According to [/ULCN Davies and Colvin, 2000] the precise coordinates at which the Lunar Module landed are: 0.67408°N, 23.47297°E. Their estimate is based on the later measured position of the Apollo 11 lunar laser ranging retroreflector (LRRR) and the assumption that the lander touched down 1.2 m east and 21.4 m north of that location. The earlier [/DMA DMA]-prepared [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LPST/ap_11_12_14/ Landing site map] gave the position as 0° 40' 12" N, 23° 29' 12" E (0.6700°N, 23.4867°E). The Wikipedia "Statio Tranquillitatis" page (source unknown) gives 0.6875°N, 23.4333°E, although the Apollo 11 page gives the Davies and Colvin value.
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* The coordinates given in the title line are the official IAU coordinates for the feature known as '''Statio Tranquillitatis''' (the landing site). According to [[ULCN|Davies and Colvin, 2000]] the precise coordinates at which the Lunar Module landed are: 0.67408°N, 23.47297°E. Their estimate is based on the later measured position of the Apollo 11 lunar laser ranging retroreflector (LRRR) and the assumption that the lander touched down 1.2 m east and 21.4 m north of that location. The earlier [[DMA|DMA]]-prepared [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LPST/ap_11_12_14/ Landing site map] gave the position as 0° 40' 12" N, 23° 29' 12" E (0.6700°N, 23.4867°E). The Wikipedia "Statio Tranquillitatis" page (source unknown) gives 0.6875°N, 23.4333°E, although the Apollo 11 page gives the Davies and Colvin value.
 
* The LTVT Wiki includes an [http://ltvt.wikispaces.com/Apollo%2011%20Area%20Resolution%20Examples illustrated list] of the diameters of the craters near the Apollo 11 landing site that are potentially visible from Earth.
 
* The LTVT Wiki includes an [http://ltvt.wikispaces.com/Apollo%2011%20Area%20Resolution%20Examples illustrated list] of the diameters of the craters near the Apollo 11 landing site that are potentially visible from Earth.
 
* Sample 10084 - see also [http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/ngeo1601.html Liu, Y.]''et al'', Oct 2012 reference (to regolith and surface water) in Bibliography below.
 
* Sample 10084 - see also [http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/ngeo1601.html Liu, Y.]''et al'', Oct 2012 reference (to regolith and surface water) in Bibliography below.
 
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==LM ''Eagle'' of Apollo 11 landed on a gentle slope==
 
==LM ''Eagle'' of Apollo 11 landed on a gentle slope==
  If you explore and investigate the panoramic ''Hasselblad'' photographs made at the landing site of LM ''Eagle'', you shall notice a much more distant horizon on the southward looking photographs. The northward looking photographs show a much more nearby horizon with quite large boulders. Which means''':''' LM ''Eagle'' landed on a gentle slope, slightly upward toward the north, and slightly downward toward the south. Did they land on the northern part of the rim of a large shallow depression? Note also the wonderful 3D Stereo images which could be obtained when several southward looking pan-photographs are combined!<br /> <span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/DannyCaes [[Image:DannyCaes-lg.jpg|16px|DannyCaes]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/DannyCaes DannyCaes] <small>Aug 6, 2016</small></span><br /> <br />  
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  If you explore and investigate the panoramic ''Hasselblad'' photographs made at the landing site of LM ''Eagle'', you shall notice a much more distant horizon on the southward looking photographs. The northward looking photographs show a much more nearby horizon with quite large boulders. Which means''':''' LM ''Eagle'' landed on a gentle slope, slightly upward toward the north, and slightly downward toward the south. Did they land on the northern part of the rim of a large shallow depression? Note also the wonderful 3D Stereo images which could be obtained when several southward looking pan-photographs are combined!<br /> <span class="membersnap">- DannyCaes <small>Aug 6, 2016</small></span><br /> <br />  
 
==Nomenclature==
 
==Nomenclature==
  
 
* The IAU name is Latin for "Tranquility Base", Apollo 11 landing site.
 
* The IAU name is Latin for "Tranquility Base", Apollo 11 landing site.
* Although this [/landing%20site%20name landing site name] is listed as '''Statio Tranquillitatis''' in the on-line [/IAU%20Planetary%20Gazetteer IAU Planetary Gazetteer] it appears that the name that was formally adopted in 1970 was '''Tranquility Base (Statio Tranquillitatis)''' ([/Menzel%2C%201971#Probe_landing_sites Menzel, 1971]). If correct, this would be contrary to the normal form, for the name placed in parenthesis usually indicates an older name that is being replaced by a new one. <span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher [[Image:JimMosher-lg.jpg|16px|JimMosher]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher JimMosher]</span>
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* Although this [[landing%20site%20name|landing site name]] is listed as '''Statio Tranquillitatis''' in the on-line [[IAU%20Planetary%20Gazetteer|IAU Planetary Gazetteer]] it appears that the name that was formally adopted in 1970 was '''Tranquility Base (Statio Tranquillitatis)''' ([[Menzel%2C%201971#Probe_landing_sites|Menzel, 1971]]). If correct, this would be contrary to the normal form, for the name placed in parenthesis usually indicates an older name that is being replaced by a new one. <span class="membersnap">- JimMosher</span>
* The only other [/Landing%20Site%20Name Landing Site Name] adopted by the IAU in connection with Apollo 11 is the crater [/West West]. Many other informal names for navigational landmarks used in preparing for the flight can be found on the maps and charts in the [http://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/images11.html Image Library] of the [http://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11.html Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Journal]. <span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher [[Image:JimMosher-lg.jpg|16px|JimMosher]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher JimMosher]</span>
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* The only other [[Landing%20Site%20Name|Landing Site Name]] adopted by the IAU in connection with Apollo 11 is the crater [[West|West]]. Many other informal names for navigational landmarks used in preparing for the flight can be found on the maps and charts in the [http://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/images11.html Image Library] of the [http://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11.html Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Journal]. <span class="membersnap">- JimMosher</span>
 
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==APOD Articles==
 
==APOD Articles==
 
[https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap170722.html Apollo 11 catching some sun] Tranquillity Base''';''' LMP Edwin Aldrin and the Solar Wind Composition Experiment, LM ''Eagle'' in the background, and two bright (slightly spectral-colored) catadioptric effects near the upper left corner of the photograph. Catadioptric effects are reflected images of the sun, created by the optical system inside the ''Hasselblad'' camera (often misunderstood as "''Studio Floodlights''").<br /> <br />  
 
[https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap170722.html Apollo 11 catching some sun] Tranquillity Base''';''' LMP Edwin Aldrin and the Solar Wind Composition Experiment, LM ''Eagle'' in the background, and two bright (slightly spectral-colored) catadioptric effects near the upper left corner of the photograph. Catadioptric effects are reflected images of the sun, created by the optical system inside the ''Hasselblad'' camera (often misunderstood as "''Studio Floodlights''").<br /> <br />  
 
==LPOD Articles==
 
==LPOD Articles==
[http://www.lpod.org/archive/LPOD-2004-12-15.htm All but Armstrong] [http://www.lpod.org/?m=20060720 Apollo 11 + 37 years] [http://lpod.wikispaces.com/July%2020%2C%202008 39 and Counting] [http://lpod.wikispaces.com/July%2020%2C%202009 The Last Celebration] [http://lpod.wikispaces.com/August%2014%2C%202009 A Well Dressed Well] (One Small Step For Man, 1969-2009)<br /> <br />  
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[http://www2.lpod.org/wiki/December_15,_2004 All but Armstrong] [http://www2.lpod.org/wiki/July_20,_2006 Apollo 11 + 37 years] [http://www2.lpod.org/wiki/July_20,_2008 39 and Counting] [http://www2.lpod.org/wiki/July_20,_2009 The Last Celebration] <br /> <br />  
 
==LROC Articles==
 
==LROC Articles==
 
[http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/157 LROC's First Look at the Apollo Landing Sites]<br /> [http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/22 Apollo 11: Second look]<br /> [http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/65 High Noon at Tranquility Base]<br /> [http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/484 A Stark Beauty All Its Own]<br /> [http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/563 "Houston, Tranquility base here"]<br /> <br />  
 
[http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/157 LROC's First Look at the Apollo Landing Sites]<br /> [http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/22 Apollo 11: Second look]<br /> [http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/65 High Noon at Tranquility Base]<br /> [http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/484 A Stark Beauty All Its Own]<br /> [http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/563 "Houston, Tranquility base here"]<br /> <br />  
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* APOLLO OVER THE MOON; A VIEW FROM ORBIT, [http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-362/ch2.htm Chapter 2: Regional views], Figure 23.
 
* APOLLO OVER THE MOON; A VIEW FROM ORBIT, [http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-362/ch2.htm Chapter 2: Regional views], Figure 23.
 
* FIRST EXPLORERS ON THE MOON; the incredible story of Apollo 11 in five parts (''National Geographic'' December 1969).
 
* FIRST EXPLORERS ON THE MOON; the incredible story of Apollo 11 in five parts (''National Geographic'' December 1969).
* David M. Harland. 1999. ''[/Exploring%20the%20Moon%3B%20the%20Apollo%20expeditions Exploring the Moon; the Apollo expeditions]''.
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* David M. Harland. 1999. ''[[Exploring%20the%20Moon%3B%20the%20Apollo%20expeditions|Exploring the Moon; the Apollo expeditions]]''.
* [/file/view/Apollo%2011%20Press%20Kit.doc/37822450/Apollo%2011%20Press%20Kit.doc Apollo 11 Press Kit] ''(Word document).''
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* [[file/view/Apollo%2011%20Press%20Kit.doc/37822450/Apollo%2011%20Press%20Kit.doc|Apollo 11 Press Kit]] ''(Word document).''
* Norman Mailer [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Moonfire MOONFIRE, the epic journey of Apollo 11]
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* Norman Mailer [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Moonfire MOONFIRE, the epic journey of Apollo 11]
 
* APOLLO 11 - THE NASA MISSION REPORTS, Volume 1 and 2. Compiled from the NASA archives and edited by Robert Godwin. Apogee Books, 1999.
 
* APOLLO 11 - THE NASA MISSION REPORTS, Volume 1 and 2. Compiled from the NASA archives and edited by Robert Godwin. Apogee Books, 1999.
 
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  In other words''':''' of all places, Earth's moon is perhaps the most ideal example of '''''otherness'''''. How would the Apollo astronauts have thought about it?<br />  See Wikipedia page [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterotopia_(space) Heterotopia].<br />  Believe it or not, I discovered the word '''HETEROTOPIA''' during an online investigation of a peculiar street in my hometown (Ghent, East-Flanders) which is often called the "''Little Street of Glass''" or "''Glazen Straatje''" (the <u>what</u>?). Officially this peculiar street is known as the ''Pieter Vanderdoncktdoorgang''.<br />  This little street has the somewhat shady reputation of being the'''...''' eh'''...''' Ghent's most cosy environment. On the Wikipedia page of this street it is described as an example of '''Heterotopia''' (a certain environment of '''''otherness'''''). See the (Flemish) [https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitutie_in_Gent Wikipedia page].<br /> '''''...'''cough'''...'''''<br /> <br />  
 
  In other words''':''' of all places, Earth's moon is perhaps the most ideal example of '''''otherness'''''. How would the Apollo astronauts have thought about it?<br />  See Wikipedia page [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterotopia_(space) Heterotopia].<br />  Believe it or not, I discovered the word '''HETEROTOPIA''' during an online investigation of a peculiar street in my hometown (Ghent, East-Flanders) which is often called the "''Little Street of Glass''" or "''Glazen Straatje''" (the <u>what</u>?). Officially this peculiar street is known as the ''Pieter Vanderdoncktdoorgang''.<br />  This little street has the somewhat shady reputation of being the'''...''' eh'''...''' Ghent's most cosy environment. On the Wikipedia page of this street it is described as an example of '''Heterotopia''' (a certain environment of '''''otherness'''''). See the (Flemish) [https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitutie_in_Gent Wikipedia page].<br /> '''''...'''cough'''...'''''<br /> <br />  
 
==Another curiosity... (Andrew Smith's MOONDUST)==
 
==Another curiosity... (Andrew Smith's MOONDUST)==
  Andrew Smith's book ''MOONDUST'' (2005) shows something which is (or could be?) an error (?).<br />  On page 24 of the Dutch version (''MAANSTOF'', 2006) there's a brief description of Edwin Aldrin's observation of a shiny metallic object on the moon's surface, prior to the landing of LM Eagle (Apollo 11). Andrew Smith described it as one of NASA's unmanned probes which landed earlier up there. As far as I know there was only one such case, namely Apollo 12's LM Intrepid and its pinpoint landing nearby the unmanned lander Surveyor III at the ''Surveyor'' crater... (the Lansberg sector of Oceanus Procellarum).<br />  Or... did Edwin Aldrin really noticed something from NASA up there slightly eastward of their (of Neil's and Buzz's) actual landing site? If so, this is something completely new to me!<br /> <span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/DannyCaes [[Image:DannyCaes-lg.jpg|16px|DannyCaes]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/DannyCaes DannyCaes] <small>Sep 29, 2015</small></span><br /> <br />
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  Andrew Smith's book ''MOONDUST'' (2005) shows something which is (or could be?) an error (?).<br />  On page 24 of the Dutch version (''MAANSTOF'', 2006) there's a brief description of Edwin Aldrin's observation of a shiny metallic object on the moon's surface, prior to the landing of LM Eagle (Apollo 11). Andrew Smith described it as one of NASA's unmanned probes which landed earlier up there. As far as I know there was only one such case, namely Apollo 12's LM Intrepid and its pinpoint landing nearby the unmanned lander Surveyor III at the ''Surveyor'' crater... (the Lansberg sector of Oceanus Procellarum).<br />  Or... did Edwin Aldrin really noticed something from NASA up there slightly eastward of their (of Neil's and Buzz's) actual landing site? If so, this is something completely new to me!<br /> <span class="membersnap">- DannyCaes <small>Sep 29, 2015</small></span><br /> <br />
 
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Apollo 11 Site / Statio Tranquillitatis

(unofficial name / official name)

Lat: 0.8°N, Long: 23.5°E, Rükl: 35

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Apollo 15 Flight Journal view looking south over the Apollo 11 landing area
LPI Online Lunar Orbiter Atlas north-up aerial view

Images

LPOD Photo Gallery images Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images of landing site from orbit (1) Apollo Images of landing site from orbit (2) Images taken from surface Close-up images of surface

  • For many additional maps and images see the Image Library of the Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Journal.
  • To relate the orbital photos to a location as seen from Earth, see Dan Durda's nicely arranged Exploring the Apollo Landing Sites zoom-in sequence (click on "Apollo 11").
  • The Apollo 11 Site was not among the areas mapped at high resolution with the metric and panoramic cameras of the final three Apollo missions. The most detailed aerial views of Tranquility Base and its immediate surroundings appear to be those collected by the Data Acquistion Camera as it filmed the descent and ascent from the window of the landing module. These probably served as the background for the detailed Site Traverses Map.
  • South-southeast looking panorama, composed by Don Davis (Apollo 11 video frames).
  • A little bit more to the north of the actual landing spot, and there would have been some interesting investigations of relatively large boulders! See the High-Resolution scan of AS11-40-5856, looking north. Research Danny Caes


Maps

(LAC zone 60C4) LAC map Geologic map LM map AIC map Landing site map
USGS Geologic Map of Apollo Landing Site 2 (Apollo 11) I-619 (of which the actual landing site of Apollo 11 (LM Eagle, Tranquillity Base) is detectable near the lower left corner of the map).
USGS Geologic Map of the Sabine D Region, I-618 (also shows the actual landing site of Apollo 11, near the lower left corner of the map).

Description

According to the Apollo 11 Preliminary Science Report, this site, which was chosen for reasons of safety rather than geologic interest, proved to consist of fragmented debris ranging in size from fine particles to blocks about 0.8 meter wide. The entire area explored was less than the size of a soccer field. The best way to get a quick overview of the Apollo 11 site is probably the LPI's Landing Site Overview. James R. Zimbelman's Slide Show, on the same site, clearly illustrates the location in relation to landmarks visible (through a telescope) from Earth. Once the general setting is understood, the Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Journal can be read with profit.

Walter Cronkite (CBS) and Apollo 11

I've noticed in the reporting that those under 16 want to know about escape velocity and they want to know about the lunar trajectory velocity, and those over 30 or so say, "Don't tell me all that, I just don't understand. Tell me when we get there."
MOONFIRE - the epic journey of Apollo 11 (Norman Mailer), page 151.

Description: Wikipedia

Apollo 11 Statio Tranquillitatis

Additional Information

  • The coordinates given in the title line are the official IAU coordinates for the feature known as Statio Tranquillitatis (the landing site). According to Davies and Colvin, 2000 the precise coordinates at which the Lunar Module landed are: 0.67408°N, 23.47297°E. Their estimate is based on the later measured position of the Apollo 11 lunar laser ranging retroreflector (LRRR) and the assumption that the lander touched down 1.2 m east and 21.4 m north of that location. The earlier DMA-prepared Landing site map gave the position as 0° 40' 12" N, 23° 29' 12" E (0.6700°N, 23.4867°E). The Wikipedia "Statio Tranquillitatis" page (source unknown) gives 0.6875°N, 23.4333°E, although the Apollo 11 page gives the Davies and Colvin value.
  • The LTVT Wiki includes an illustrated list of the diameters of the craters near the Apollo 11 landing site that are potentially visible from Earth.
  • Sample 10084 - see also Liu, Y.et al, Oct 2012 reference (to regolith and surface water) in Bibliography below.


LM Eagle of Apollo 11 landed on a gentle slope

If you explore and investigate the panoramic Hasselblad photographs made at the landing site of LM Eagle, you shall notice a much more distant horizon on the southward looking photographs. The northward looking photographs show a much more nearby horizon with quite large boulders. Which means: LM Eagle landed on a gentle slope, slightly upward toward the north, and slightly downward toward the south. Did they land on the northern part of the rim of a large shallow depression? Note also the wonderful 3D Stereo images which could be obtained when several southward looking pan-photographs are combined!
- DannyCaes Aug 6, 2016

Nomenclature

  • The IAU name is Latin for "Tranquility Base", Apollo 11 landing site.
  • Although this landing site name is listed as Statio Tranquillitatis in the on-line IAU Planetary Gazetteer it appears that the name that was formally adopted in 1970 was Tranquility Base (Statio Tranquillitatis) (Menzel, 1971). If correct, this would be contrary to the normal form, for the name placed in parenthesis usually indicates an older name that is being replaced by a new one. - JimMosher
  • The only other Landing Site Name adopted by the IAU in connection with Apollo 11 is the crater West. Many other informal names for navigational landmarks used in preparing for the flight can be found on the maps and charts in the Image Library of the Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Journal. - JimMosher


APOD Articles

Apollo 11 catching some sun Tranquillity Base; LMP Edwin Aldrin and the Solar Wind Composition Experiment, LM Eagle in the background, and two bright (slightly spectral-colored) catadioptric effects near the upper left corner of the photograph. Catadioptric effects are reflected images of the sun, created by the optical system inside the Hasselblad camera (often misunderstood as "Studio Floodlights").

LPOD Articles

All but Armstrong Apollo 11 + 37 years 39 and Counting The Last Celebration

LROC Articles

LROC's First Look at the Apollo Landing Sites
Apollo 11: Second look
High Noon at Tranquility Base
A Stark Beauty All Its Own
"Houston, Tranquility base here"

Bibliography


Something to investigate: is the moon an excellent example of Michel Foucault's HETEROTOPIA?

In other words: of all places, Earth's moon is perhaps the most ideal example of otherness. How would the Apollo astronauts have thought about it?
See Wikipedia page Heterotopia.
Believe it or not, I discovered the word HETEROTOPIA during an online investigation of a peculiar street in my hometown (Ghent, East-Flanders) which is often called the "Little Street of Glass" or "Glazen Straatje" (the what?). Officially this peculiar street is known as the Pieter Vanderdoncktdoorgang.
This little street has the somewhat shady reputation of being the... eh... Ghent's most cosy environment. On the Wikipedia page of this street it is described as an example of Heterotopia (a certain environment of otherness). See the (Flemish) Wikipedia page.
...cough...

Another curiosity... (Andrew Smith's MOONDUST)

Andrew Smith's book MOONDUST (2005) shows something which is (or could be?) an error (?).
On page 24 of the Dutch version (MAANSTOF, 2006) there's a brief description of Edwin Aldrin's observation of a shiny metallic object on the moon's surface, prior to the landing of LM Eagle (Apollo 11). Andrew Smith described it as one of NASA's unmanned probes which landed earlier up there. As far as I know there was only one such case, namely Apollo 12's LM Intrepid and its pinpoint landing nearby the unmanned lander Surveyor III at the Surveyor crater... (the Lansberg sector of Oceanus Procellarum).
Or... did Edwin Aldrin really noticed something from NASA up there slightly eastward of their (of Neil's and Buzz's) actual landing site? If so, this is something completely new to me!
- DannyCaes Sep 29, 2015