Statio Tranquillitatis 0.7°N, 23.5°E

On 20 July 1969, the landing module Eagle of the first manned Moon mission, Apollo 11, landed east of the crater Sabine. The landing site is a very flat, level region and was officially named Statio Tranquillitatis. The location was consciously chosen by the planning team, to minimize the dangers to the first landing from an uneven surface and craterlets. The landing approach was from the east, with the Sun behind them. To honour the first manned Moon landing, three small craters were officially named by the IAU after the astronauts: Armstrong (4.6 km), Collins (2.4 km), and Aldrin (3.4 km). Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the Moon, followed by Buzz Aldrin. Collins remained in lunar orbit.

Rimae Hypatia 1.0°S, 23.0°E

A very broad, linear rille on the border between Mare Tranquillitatis and Sinus Asperitatis (the ‘Bay of Asperity’ or ‘Bay of Roughness’), and which splits into a ‘Y’-shape at its eastern end. The crater Moltke B lies right where it splits. The crater pit Moltke AC lies directly on top of the rille. The main segments of Rimae Hypatia are extremely broad and easy to observe even in small telescopes.

Moltke 0.6°S, 24.2°E

South of the Apollo-11 landing site, and north of the main portion of Rimae Hypatia lies the small, but conspicuous circular crater, Moltke (6 km in diameter). It is surrounded by a halo of bright ejecta and served as a navigation marker for Neil Armstrong during the Apollo mission's landing approach.