Back to the Future

Nasa’s LRO (lunar reconnaissance Orbiter) just beamed back some pretty mind blowing pictures of the lunar surface. Big deal, right? Well what makes these pictures awesome is that not only are they pictures of the moon, but LRO has resolved the Lunar Landers and other scientific equipment left by Apollo astronauts 40 years ago. Now, this is incredible because yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11.

Apollo 11's Lunar Module, Eagle (center)