NASA Archive • 1969-1972
Apollo Landing Sites
The interactive atlas of the six successful lunar landings.
Explore exact coordinates, crew data, and surface artifacts from humanity’s greatest journey.
11
Mare Tranquillitatis July 20, 1969 • 20:17 UTC
LANDING SITE 0.6740° N, 23.4729° E
Flight Crew
CommanderNeil Armstrong
LM PilotBuzz Aldrin
CM PilotMichael Collins
CallsignsEagle (LM) / Columbia
Surface Operations
Total Duration21h 36m
EVA Time2h 31m (1 EVA)
Max Distance60 meters
Samples21.55 kg (47.5 lb)
Historic Milestone: First human landing. Deployment of the Solar Wind Composition experiment and Laser Ranging Retroreflector (which is still active today). Neil Armstrong collected the “Contingency Sample” immediately upon stepping off the ladder.
12
Oceanus Procellarum Nov 19, 1969 • 06:54 UTC
LANDING SITE 3.0124° S, 23.4216° W
Flight Crew
CommanderCharles “Pete” Conrad
LM PilotAlan Bean
CM PilotRichard Gordon
CallsignsIntrepid (LM) / Yankee Clipper
Surface Operations
Total Duration31h 31m
EVA Time7h 45m (2 EVAs)
Max Distance1,300 meters
Samples34.35 kg (75.7 lb)
Precision Landing: Touched down within walking distance (160m) of the Surveyor 3 probe. The crew retrieved the probe’s camera to study long-term radiation exposure. First deployment of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP).
14
Fra Mauro Highlands Feb 5, 1971 • 09:18 UTC
LANDING SITE 3.6453° S, 17.4713° W
Flight Crew
CommanderAlan Shepard
LM PilotEdgar Mitchell
CM PilotStuart Roosa
CallsignsAntares (LM) / Kitty Hawk
Surface Operations
Total Duration33h 30m
EVA Time9h 21m (2 EVAs)
Max Distance3,000 meters
Samples42.28 kg (93.2 lb)
Geology Focus: Targeted the ejecta blanket from the Imbrium Basin. Used the Modular Equipment Transporter (MET) rickshaw. Shepard famously hit two golf balls. The crew collected “Big Bertha,” a 9kg breccia rock.
15
Hadley-Apennine July 30, 1971 • 22:16 UTC
LANDING SITE 26.1322° N, 3.6339° E
Flight Crew
CommanderDavid Scott
LM PilotJames Irwin
CM PilotAlfred Worden
CallsignsFalcon (LM) / Endeavour
Surface Operations
Total Duration66h 55m
EVA Time18h 33m (3 EVAs)
Traverse27.9 km (Rover)
Samples77.31 kg (170.4 lb)
First J-Mission: Debut of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV). Landed near the 1,200m deep Hadley Rille. Discovered the “Genesis Rock” (anorthosite crust ~4 billion years old). Scott performed the famous Hammer and Feather gravity drop test.
16
Descartes Highlands April 21, 1972 • 02:23 UTC
LANDING SITE 8.9730° S, 15.4981° E
Flight Crew
CommanderJohn Young
LM PilotCharles Duke
CM PilotKen Mattingly
CallsignsOrion (LM) / Casper
Surface Operations
Total Duration71h 02m
EVA Time20h 14m (3 EVAs)
Traverse26.7 km (Rover)
Samples95.71 kg (211 lb)
Highland Mystery: The only mission to the central lunar highlands. Scientists expected volcanism, but the crew found impact breccias, rewriting lunar geological history. Drove the Rover to Stone Mountain. Set a lunar speed record (18 km/h).
17
Taurus-Littrow Dec 11, 1972 • 19:54 UTC
LANDING SITE 20.1908° N, 30.7717° E
Flight Crew
CommanderEugene Cernan
LM PilotHarrison Schmitt
CM PilotRonald Evans
CallsignsChallenger (LM) / America
Surface Operations
Total Duration74h 59m
EVA Time22h 04m (3 EVAs)
Traverse35.9 km (Rover)
Samples110.5 kg (243 lb)
The Scientist: Schmitt was the only professional geologist to walk on the moon. Discovered orange soil (volcanic glass beads) at Shorty Crater. The mission holds records for the longest manned lunar landing, greatest distance traveled, and largest sample return.
🎧 Mission Audio Archives
🏎️ Surface Distance Traveled
Comparing the walking missions (11-14) vs the driving missions (15-17).
Apollo 11 (Walking) 0.25 km
Apollo 12 (Walking) 1.35 km
Apollo 14 (Walking/Rickshaw) 3.45 km
Apollo 15 (Rover Debut) 27.9 km
Apollo 16 (Rover) 26.7 km
Apollo 17 (Rover Record) 35.9 km
Can I see the Flag?
No, unfortunately. Even the Hubble Space Telescope cannot resolve objects that small. The Lunar Modules are about 4 meters wide, but from Earth, the smallest thing you can see with the world’s best telescopes is about the size of a football stadium.
What CAN I see?
You can see the geography. Using a standard backyard telescope, you can see the exact mountain ranges, rilles (valleys), and craters where they landed. For example, the “Hadley Rille” at the Apollo 15 site is visible in an 8-inch telescope!
Artemis II
Mission Status: Upcoming • Lunar Flyby🌕🚀
Flight Crew
- Commander: Reid Wiseman
- Pilot: Victor Glover
- Specialist: Christina Koch
- Specialist: Jeremy Hansen (CSA)
Vehicle Telemetry
Spacecraft: Orion MPCV
Rocket: SLS Block 1
Trajectory: Hybrid Free-Return
Mission Profile
ESTIMATED DURATION ~10 Days
MAX DISTANCE FROM EARTH 460,000+ km
*Breaks Apollo 13 record
OBJECTIVE
The first crewed mission to the Moon in over 50 years. The crew will perform a lunar flyby to verify Orion’s life support systems, paving the way for the Artemis III landing.
TARGET: LUNAR FAR SIDE • HUMANITY RETURNS