Was it a full moon?
2007-05-29 12:40:54 · 5 answers · asked by red_shift27 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
When the Apollo 11 flight was launched the Moon was a thin waxing crescent, and when the landing took place four days later it was a thicker waxing crescent. This was deliberate, as they timed the landing so that it occurred just after sunrise at the landing site. The landing site for Apollo 11 was in the sea of tranquility, which is located well on the right hand side of the face of the Moon as seen from Earth.
2007-05-29 21:14:12 · answer #1 · answered by Jason T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was waxing gibbeous. They went in the Moon's "morning" time because it allowed shadows to be on the surface, thus allowing the astronauts to have a more accurate feeling of distance.
2007-05-29 12:50:42 · answer #2 · answered by aggieastronaut 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They went in the morning so the temperature wouldn't be too hot for the spacesuit air conditioning to handle.
2007-05-29 12:59:07 · answer #3 · answered by anonymous 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know that but i know they landed in the sea of tranquility. I just wrote a ten page paper onthis.
2007-05-29 12:45:18 · answer #4 · answered by Giordano D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/MoonPhase.html go there it helps
2007-05-29 12:44:31 · answer #5 · answered by megacoolrock 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋