Landing Spot
Landing Spot and Thought Process
We decided to land in the Mare Tranquillitatis, near the landing site of the Apollo 11 space mission. We were interested in seeing if our new updated methods of landing would be able to perform just as well as the Eagle lander in similar terrain. This area is fairly smooth in terrain is in the lit area of the waxing crescent. This will allow for the maximum sunlight throughout the lunar cycle. The landing will also take place during the lunar morning. This will maximize the available light from the moon(and it is very dramatic).