Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website.

Suggested Searches

 

First Photo from the Surface of the Moon

Grainy black and white photo of the moon.
National Space Science Data Center
August 22, 2025
Credit National Space Science Data Center
Language
  • english

Close up image of the Oceanus Procellarum region of the Moon from the Soviet Luna 9 lander in February 1966.

Luna 9 made the first survivable landing on the moon and snapped the first photos from its surface.