This lunar map is a mosaic of images taken by the Advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA's SMART-1 spacecraft. The image shows the landing site of Apollo 11 and three prominent craters in the vicinity which have been named in honor of the astronauts on board the first mission to land humans on the Moon.
Note that the images were acquired during different orbits and therefore at different lunar times with varying lighting conditions. This is particularly noticeable in the shadows that are cast: in the images that make up the top left of the map, the shadows fall to the right, whereas the shadows in the images making up the bottom of the map, fall to the left.
Image Details:
Source Image Orbit Numbers
92, 93, 1752, 1882, 1885, 1888 and 2086
Source Image Resolution
125-127 meters per pixel
Map Coverage:
22 -26 degrees East longitude
0 – 3 degrees North latitude
Apollo 11 Landing Site:
23.47297 degrees East longitude
0.67408 degrees North latitude
Photo credit: ESA/SMART-1/Space-X (Space Exploration Institute)
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