Armstrong and Aldrin spent about 2 and a half hours walking on the lunar surface. 
This map, showcased on favourite blog Strange Maps, demonstrates the limited ambition of the first moonwalk. Kennedy’s imperative was the priority. Anything else was a bonus, and Armstrong’s furthest distance from the LM was barely half a football pitch.
December 6, 2009 at 22:57 |
[...] to the E to look into the crater he landed just beyond, is visible too. Compare this image with this map. I think the really bright spot to the S of the LM is the LRRR, one of the sets of prisms that is [...]