This Day in History, 1969: Apollo 11

[mabfan]

Thirty-six years ago today, human beings from the planet Earth first walked on the surface of the Moon.

Google has decided to commemorate this with their usual altered logo and some interesting lunar maps. Explore them and zoom in; you'll be glad you did.

(Thanks to querldox for the link.)

Comments

[jenwrites.livejournal.com]

I zoomed in on it this morning, wondering how close it would let me get. Imagine my surprise!

[zmook.livejournal.com]

Their science is appalling. It's well established that it should be green.

[bluepapercup]

Thirty-six years ago today, human beings from the planet Earth first walked on the surface of the Moon.


Yes. I cried when I read it.

And then I cried again when I saw the picture posted over in mad_scientist.

[kuroshii.livejournal.com]

hee!

according to my mom, i witnessed it live on TV while sitting on her lap. seeing as i was six months old at the time, i suppose i'm to be forgiven for having absolutely no memory of this.