Heute habe ich den zweiten von phila4ever erhaltenen FDC aufgearbeitet:
Dieser FDC von den Marshall Islands dokumentiert am 1.August 1989 den Landeplatz von Apollo 11 im Mare Tranquillitatis, englisch "Sea of Tranquillity".
In Wikipedia habe ich dazu folgenden englischsprachigen Text gefunden:
Mare Tranquillitatis (Latin for Sea of Tranquility) is a lunar mare that sits within the Tranquillitatis basin on Earth's moon.
The mare material within the basin consists of basalt in the intermediate to young age group of the Upper Imbrian epoch.
The surrounding mountains are thought to be of the Lower Imbrian epoch, but the actual basin is probably Pre-Nectarian.
The basin has irregular margins and lacks a defined multiple-ringed structure.
The irregular topography in and near this basin results from the intersection of the Tranquillitatis, Nectaris, Crisium, Fecunditatis, and Serenitatis basins with two throughgoing rings of the Procellarum basin.
Palus Somni, on the northeastern rim of the mare, is filled with the basalt that spilled over from Tranquillitatis.
In 1965, the Ranger 8 spacecraft crashed in Mare Tranquillitatis, after successfully transmitting 7,137 photographs of the moon in the final 23 minutes of its mission.
This mare also served as the landing site for the Apollo 11 lunar module, the first manned landing on the Moon.
The landing area at 0.8° N, 23.5° E has been designated Statio Tranquillitatis, and three small craters to the north of the base have been named Aldrin, Collins, and Armstrong in honor of the Apollo 11 astronauts.
Map of Mare Tranquillitatis, showing the landing sites of Apollo 11, Apollo 17, Apollo 16, and Surveyor 5.
To the southeast is Mare Fecunditatis, to the northeast is Mare Crisium, to the northwest is Mare Serenitatis, and to the south is Mare Nectaris.
This Mare has a slight bluish tint relative to the rest of the moon and stands out quite well when color is processed and extracted from multiple photographs.
The color is likely due to higher metal content in the basaltic soil or rocks.
Interessant ist bei diesem Beleg der Griff des Astronauten Neil Armstrong an die Leiter der Mondfähre.
Bei der Abbildung der Marke greift er in Schulterhöhe an die dritte Sprosse der Leiter.
Auf dem Sonderstempel dagegen greift er ebenfalls in Schulterhöhe an die vierte Sprosse der Leiter, die hier im Vergleich zur Marke wesentlich weniger steil dargestellt ist.
Die an der Leiter hängende Mondfähre hat der Stempeldesigner total vergessen!!!
Liebe Grüße
mx5schmidt