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The landing site was chosen for a complex variety of reasons including its position on the moon in order to minimize the distance traveled to conserve fuel, and the angle of the sun at the landing time. Also, the need to get the astronauts back to earth at the safest time of day for splashdown was taken into account. Also, the area had to be reasonably flat for landing. In the approach to the surface, the computer was found to be heading the lunar module toward a landing on a crater, and Armstrong took over the controls and was able to land the Eagle in a more suitable part of Tranquility.
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What maria did Apollo 11 land on?
Mare Tranquillitatis
Where on the moon did Apollo 11 land?
Apollo 11 landed on the moon but its landing site was Mare Tranquillitatis (Also known as the Sea of Tranquility--LEGO1234)
Where did Apollo 11 land?
Apollo 11 landed on the southern Sea of Tranquility (Mare Tranquillitatis)
Where did appollo 11 land?
Mare Tranquillitatis
Who named Mare Tranquillitatis - the site of the Apollo 11 landing?
Neil Armstrong, Known as Tranquility Base in English
What maria did Apollo 11 land on?
Mare Tranquillitatis
Where on the moon did Apollo 11 land?
Apollo 11 landed on the moon but its landing site was Mare Tranquillitatis (Also known as the Sea of Tranquility--LEGO1234)
Where did Apollo 11 land?
Apollo 11 landed on the southern Sea of Tranquility (Mare Tranquillitatis)
Where did appollo 11 land?
Mare Tranquillitatis
Were was Apollo 11 destination?
Mare Tranquillitatis, aka The Sea of Tranquility.
Name the place on the moon where they landed?
If by "they" you mean Apollo 11, they landed on Mare Tranquillitatis.
Who named Mare Tranquillitatis - the site of the Apollo 11 landing?
Neil Armstrong, Known as Tranquility Base in English
What was the name of the Apollo 11 moon lander?
Mare Tranquillitatis sorry this is incorrect. see below.The mission was named Apollo 11 and the moon lander's call sign was "Eagle"Mare Tranquillitatis (Latin for Sea of Tranquility) is a lunar mare that sits within the Tranquillitatis basin on the Moon. The mare material within the basin consists of basalt in the intermediate to young age group of the Upper Imbrian epoch. The surrounding mountains are thought to be of the Lower Imbrian epoch, but the actual basin is probably Pre-Nectarian. The basin has irregular margins and lacks a defined multiple-ringed structure. The irregular topography in and near this basin results from the intersection of the Tranquillitatis, Nectaris, Crisium, Fecunditatis, and Serenitatis basins with two throughgoing rings of the Procellarum basin. Palus Somni, on the northeastern rim of the mare, is filled with the basalt that spilled over from Tranquillitatis. In 1965, the Ranger 8 spacecraft crashed in Mare Tranquillitatis, after successfully transmitting 7,137 photographs of the Moon in the final 23 minutes of its mission. This mare also served as the landing site for the Apollo 11 lunar module, the first manned landing on the Moon. The landing area at 0.8° N, 23.5° E has been designated Statio Tranquillitatis, and three small craters to the north of the base have been named Aldrin, Collins, and Armstrong in honor of the Apollo 11 astronauts. Map of Mare Tranquillitatis, showing the landing sites of Apollo 11, Apollo 17, Apollo 16, and Surveyor 5. To the southeast is Mare Fecunditatis, to the northeast is Mare Crisium, to the northwest is Mare Serenitatis, and to the south is Mare Nectaris.This Mare has a slight bluish tint relative to the rest of the moon and stands out quite well when color is processed and extracted from multiple photographs. The color is likely due to higher metal content in the basaltic soil or rocks. [2]
What was the name of the sea on the moon that Apollo 11 landed on?
Mare Tranquillitatis or the 'Sea of Tranquility'. Armstrong referred to the landing site in his first communication after landing as ' Tranquility Base.'
Where is the flag on the moon?
There are six flags on the moon. Apollo 11's flag is on Mare Tranquillitatis Apollo 12's flag is on Oceanus Procellarum Apollo 14's flag is on Frau Mauro Apollo 15's flag in in the Hadley-Apennines Apollo 16's flag is on Descartes Apollo 17's flag is on Taurus-Littrow None of these flags are visible by even the best telescopes available due to limitations of resolution.
What is the name of the site Apollo 11 landed?
Mare Tranquilitatis,
What is the name of the site where Apollo 11 landed?
Mare Tranquilitatis,
