Tranquility Base
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Tranquility Base is the historic site on the Moon where Apollo 11’s Lunar Module Eagle landed in 1969, marking the first crewed Moon landing.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
lunar landing site ⓘ |
| associatedProgram | Apollo program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedSpacecraft |
Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsArtifact |
Apollo 11 Lunar Module descent stage
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
TV camera used for live broadcast ⓘ U.S. flag planted by Apollo 11 crew ⓘ commemorative plaque on Lunar Module descent stage ⓘ footprints of Apollo 11 astronauts ⓘ laser ranging retroreflector from Apollo 11 ⓘ seismometer from Apollo 11 Early Apollo Scientific Experiments Package ⓘ tools and equipment left on lunar surface ⓘ |
| coordinates | 0.67408° N, 23.47297° E ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewMemberInOrbit | Michael Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewMemberPresent |
Buzz Aldrin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neil Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of first human exploration of another celestial body ⓘ |
| EVACombinedDuration | about 2.5 hours ⓘ |
| featuredInBroadcast | first live television broadcast from lunar surface ⓘ |
| firstCrewedMoonLanding | true ⓘ |
| firstHumanLandingSiteOnMoon | true ⓘ |
| firstHumanOnSite | Neil Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationProposal | proposed UNESCO World Heritage–like protection (not formally applicable to Moon) ⓘ |
| landingCraft | Apollo Lunar Module Eagle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1969-07-20 ⓘ |
| landingTimeUTC | 20:17:40 UTC ⓘ |
| latitude | 0.67408° N ⓘ |
| legalStatus | protected historic site (informal international recognition) ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mare Tranquillitatis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longitude | 23.47297° E ⓘ |
| mission | Apollo 11 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedBy | Neil Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | derived from Mare Tranquillitatis (Sea of Tranquility) ⓘ |
| region | near lunar equator ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Buzz Aldrin’s lunar surface EVA
ⓘ
Neil Armstrong’s first step on the Moon ⓘ |
| relatedQuote | “Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.” ⓘ |
| secondHumanOnSite | Buzz Aldrin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionReason | smoothness and safety for landing ⓘ |
| surfaceEVAStartDate | 1969-07-21 ⓘ |
| surfaceEVAStartTimeUTC | 02:56 UTC ⓘ |
| surfaceStayDuration | about 21 hours ⓘ |
| symbolizes | technological achievement of the Space Race era ⓘ |
| terrainType | relatively flat basaltic plain ⓘ |
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