Universe Today
While any image from the Apollo program is stunning, some of the more iconic ones are used over and over again while equally amazing pictures remain relatively unknown.
A recent Reddit thread posted what the user said was
some of the "more uncommon" images of the program
. You can
see the full slideshow here
.
In the same spirit, we've posted some Apollo images below from the Lunar and Planetary Institute, which maintains a
catalog of NASA shots
(including some in high-resolution) on its website. We also recommend the 1999 Michael Light book
Full Moon
, which has dozens of lesser-known Apollo shots of high quality.
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A half-Earth shines in this image taken by the Apollo 13 crew in April 1970. Credit: NASA / Lunar and Planetary Institute[/caption]
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Footprints, dusty spacesuit knees and tools -- all a part of the Apollo 12 mission in November 1969. Credit: NASA / Lunar and Planetary Institute[/caption]
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Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin inside the lunar module at the Moon's Sea of Tranquility in July 1969. Credit: NASA / Lunar and Planetary Institute[/caption]
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Shadowy lunar craters poke out in this image taken by the Apollo 8 crew in December 1968. Credit: NASA / Lunar and Planetary Institute[/caption]
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An Apollo 16 astronaut works near the lunar rover in the Descartes Highlands in April 1972. Credit: NASA / Lunar and Planetary Institute[/caption]