[APOLLO 11] TRANQUILITY BASE. VINTAGE NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH, 20 JULY 1969.

The Vintage NASA Photo Collection of Philip Kulpa

[APOLLO 11] 

TRANQUILITY BASE. 20 JULY 1969.

Vintage NASA “Red Number” chromogenic color photograph, 10 by 8 inches, “A Kodak Paper” watermark, press caption printed in purple to verso. NASA image ID “NASA AS11-37-5480” printed in upper left margin in red; minor toning.

The present image shows the lunar horizon from Tranquility Base, the Lunar Module landing site. Taken from inside the LM, this photograph captures the LM thruster shadow, and the United States flag planted on the lunar surface.