Moon exploration
9 questions tagged Moon exploration — spanning every one of the seven Ws.
Where is the Apollo 11 Moon landing site?
Apollo 11 landed in the Sea of Tranquility on the Moon.
Where is the first human footprint on the Moon?
The first human footprint on the Moon was left in the Sea of Tranquility near the Apollo 11 landing site.
Where is the Huygens probe landed?
Huygens landed on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon.
What is the Artemis program?
The Artemis program is NASA’s effort to return humans to the Moon and establish a long-term presence there. It is named after Apollo’s twin sister in Greek mythology.
When did the first soft landing on the Moon happen?
Luna 9 made the first soft landing on the Moon on 3 February 1966.
When was the first image of the far side of the Moon taken?
The Soviet Luna 3 mission took the first images of the Moon's far side in October 1959.
When was the first rover driven on the Moon?
The Lunar Roving Vehicle was first driven on the Moon on 31 July 1971 during Apollo 15.
Where is the Apollo 11 landing site marked on the Moon?
The Apollo 11 landing site is marked on the Moon’s surface in Mare Tranquillitatis. It is often identified near the Lunar Module descent stage left behind by Eagle.
Which spacecraft first landed in the north polar region of Titan?
NASA’s Dragonfly mission has not yet landed, but the first spacecraft to land on Titan was ESA’s Huygens probe in 2005, near Titan’s equator. As of now, no spacecraft has landed in Titan’s north polar region.