ARAGO
Directory - Section 35

BRIEF DESCRIPTION
The western part of Mare Tranquilitatis. Note the remarkable system of rilles running down the western edge of the mare, and the prominent network of wrinkle ridges surrounding the formation Lamont. Also of interest are the large domes Arago Alpha and Beta, and a group of four small domes NW of Arago Alpha. This area contains the crash-landing sites of Ranger VI and Ranger VIII, and the soft-landing sites of Surveyor V and the Apollo 11 mission. Refer to your Antonin Rukl lunar atlas chart, page 97.

EARTH BASED TELESCOPIC IMAGES:
Image - Apollo 11 landing site (NASA)
Image - Apollo 11 landing site (Rukl)
Image - Altai Scarp with Sabine & Ritter ( Roles)
Image - Ariadeus (Poyet)
Image - Rimae Triesnecker, Hyginus and Ariadaeus (Legault)
Image - Sea of Tranquility (Cidadao)

RANGER  8 IMAGES:
(Details on each image: Ranger 8 - NSSDC Image Catalog )

 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/hires/ra8_a001.gif - Ritter & Sabine craters
 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/hires/ra8_b045.gif - Sabine crater in Mare Tranquilitatis
 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/hires/ra8_p010.gif - Mare Tranquilitatis from 20 km
 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/hires/ra8_b090.gif - Sea of Tranquility from 11 km
 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/hires/ra8_a060.gif - Image taken 2 seconds before impact
 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/hires/ra8_p020.gif - Pictures 1/2 second before impact

LUNAR ORBITER IMAGES:
Lunar Orbiter Database
Al-Bakri, 12 km
Aldrin, 3.4 km
Arago, 26 km
Ariadaeus, 11.2 km
Armstrong, 4.6 km
Carrel, 16 km
Collins, 2.4 km
Dionysius, 17.6 km
Honorus, Sinus
Lamont, 75 km
Maclear, 20 km
Maclear, Rimae
Manners, 15 km
Ritter, 31 km
Ritter, Rimae
Ross, 26 km
Sabine, 30 km
Schmidt, 11.4 km
Sosigenes, 18 km
Sosigenes, Rimae
Tranquilitatis, Mare 

Tranquilitatis, Statio
Image - lo5-76-h3 - Apollo 11 site - high-res vertical
Image - lo5-76-h3 - Apollo 11 site - high res enlarged

APOLLO IMAGES:
Report & Images - Orbital Views Of The Apollo Landing Site
Images- Apollo 11 Landing Site Overview
Image - Apollo 11 Landing Site in 3-D, bw version
Image - Apollo 11 Landing Site in 3-D, rgb version
Image - AS16-1389(m) - Oblique view of Apollo 11 landing site
Image - AS11-37-5447 - Apollo 11 landing site - moderate res verticle
Image- AS11-37-5437 - Apollo 11 high-res verticle
Image - AS11-37-5437 - Landing approach view
NASA Directory - AS11 - NASA photos from Apollo 11
Images- Apollo 11 landing sequence - great computer simulation

RESEARCH UPDATES:
Moon Shot - Ranger 8 (Lunascan)
Moon Shot - Surveyor 5 (Lunascan)
Moon Shot - Surveyor 6 (Lunascan)
Moon Shot - Apollo 11 (Lunascan)  -  (Gives several lists of Apollo 11 images from NASA sources)
Lamont (Lunascan)
AS16-4530(P) - Linear features of external & internal origin (SP-362)
Dogbone Features On The Moon - The Lunascan Project
AS11-37-5437(H) Apollo 11 site (AOTM, SP-362)
Arago C - Two Perturbing Craters in a Tranquil Sea (VGL/Lomax)
   

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