Pictures of Moon Landing

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Here are some cool pictures of moon landing. You can make any of these images into your computer desktop wallpaper. Just click on an image to enlarge it, and then choose “Set as Desktop Background”.

Walking on the Moon

Here’s astronaut James Irwin, the Lunar module pilot of Apollo 15, while working beside the Lunar Roving vehicle. It was during this mission when the Lunar Rover was first used.

Footprints on the Moon

This is one of the priceless photos taken during the Apollo 11 mission on July 20, 1969. This photo features Buzz Aldrin’s footprints.

Buzz Aldrin on the Moon

Here’s an image of Astronaut Buzz Aldrin taken from the moon by Neil Armstrong during the extravehicular activity of the Apollo 11 mission. Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin were the first men to step on the moon.

On the Crater's Edge

Here’s a picture of Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr. taken while he was collecting lunar samples on the moon during the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission. He is the youngest among the 12 astronauts who have stepped foot on the moon.

Walking on the Moon

Here’s astronaut James Irwin, the Lunar module pilot of Apollo 15, while working beside the Lunar Roving vehicle. It was during this mission when the Lunar Rover was first used.

We have written many articles about moon landing for Universe Today. Here’s an article about the first lunar landings, and here’s an article about the moon landing hoax.

If you’d like more info on the Moon landing missions, check out the Apollo mission homepage, and here’s a link to the NASA’s Apollo Program Website.

We’ve also recorded an entire episode of Astronomy Cast all about the Moon Exploration. Listen here, Episode 114: Part 2, Exploration of the Moon.