Front side of the moon, 22 July 1969. Artist: Unknown

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Front side of the moon, 22 July 1969. This picture was taken by the Apollo 11 astronauts on their way back to earth after their historic moon landing mission. The Apollo 11 Lunar Module, code named Eagle, with astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin on board landed in the Sea of Tranquillity on 20 July 1969.

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Photo credit: © NASA/Oxford Science Archive/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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