8. Apollo 12 site: Earth-based telescopic view

The arrow points to the landing site in the eastern part of Oceanus Procellarum, a mare region hundreds of kilometers west of the Apollo 11 landing site in Mare Tranquillitatis. Both sites were chosen purposely to be relatively close to the lunar equator.

Consolidated Lunar Atlas photograph E17 [see slide #2 caption for reference]

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