Moon For All Mankind

IYA2009/IYA2009 Malta

The archipelago of Malta has coordinated a global campaign to take images of sections of the Moon’s surface as seen from 40 countries, and combine them in this commemorative, symbolic whole called the “Moon for All Mankind.”

The composite was released today, which marks the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch. Monday will be the anniversary of the landing.

Update: The Malta IYA Committee wrote to share this link with UT readers — a really fascinating animation they created. Check it out!

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