Lunar Legacy at the USGS Astrogeology Science Center
Click on the links below to explore USGS Astrogeology Center's involvement in the Apollo program and lunar legacy:
Grover Photo Collection
View the online collection of historic photos of the grover.
Astrogeology's First Published Lunar Map
Learn about the space race and what went into producing the first lunar map.
| Apollo Panoramas Check out the panoramic photos created from digitized photographs collected during the Apollo missions. |
Moon Apollo Anaglyphs View 3D images of Apollo mission photos with red-blue or red-green glasses. |
| Traverse Maps Explore the traverse maps from each Apollo mission. These maps indicate the paths traveled during the mission by the astronauts. |
Lunar Orbiter Digitization Read about the Lunar Orbiter Project and view the products produced with them. |
| Pioneers Learn about the pioneers of Astrogeology and key figures that helped during the Apollo missions. |
Grover Photo Collection See historical photos of astronauts training with Grover, the geologic rover, instrumental in training the astronauts for the Apollo space missions. You can see Grover in person at the Astrogeology Science Center in Flagstaff, AZ, during regular business hours. |
| Apollo Era Video Collection Watch and search historic RPIF archived footage from the Apollo era. |
USGS Astrogeology's First Published Lunar Map Find out about the first lunar map produced and details of the Moon race competition. |
Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Grover Photo Collection
Astrolink: Online Collections + Resources
As the Astrolink works to digitize our materials for all to use, you can find collections and online resources related to our archive on this page.
1961: USGS Astrogeology's First Published Map
The race to the moon began on August 17, 1958, and the Soviet Union won. This isn't the opening line of an alternate history story; rather, it is an acknowledgment that more than one moon race took place. The first, with the goal of launching a small automated spacecraft to the moon, began with the liftoff of the Able 1 lunar orbiter, a 38-kilogram U.S. Air Force (USAF) probe. (It was later re
Astrolink
Click on the links below to explore USGS Astrogeology Center's involvement in the Apollo program and lunar legacy:
Grover Photo Collection
View the online collection of historic photos of the grover.
Astrogeology's First Published Lunar Map
Learn about the space race and what went into producing the first lunar map.
| Apollo Panoramas Check out the panoramic photos created from digitized photographs collected during the Apollo missions. |
Moon Apollo Anaglyphs View 3D images of Apollo mission photos with red-blue or red-green glasses. |
| Traverse Maps Explore the traverse maps from each Apollo mission. These maps indicate the paths traveled during the mission by the astronauts. |
Lunar Orbiter Digitization Read about the Lunar Orbiter Project and view the products produced with them. |
| Pioneers Learn about the pioneers of Astrogeology and key figures that helped during the Apollo missions. |
Grover Photo Collection See historical photos of astronauts training with Grover, the geologic rover, instrumental in training the astronauts for the Apollo space missions. You can see Grover in person at the Astrogeology Science Center in Flagstaff, AZ, during regular business hours. |
| Apollo Era Video Collection Watch and search historic RPIF archived footage from the Apollo era. |
USGS Astrogeology's First Published Lunar Map Find out about the first lunar map produced and details of the Moon race competition. |
Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Grover Photo Collection
Astrolink: Online Collections + Resources
As the Astrolink works to digitize our materials for all to use, you can find collections and online resources related to our archive on this page.
1961: USGS Astrogeology's First Published Map
The race to the moon began on August 17, 1958, and the Soviet Union won. This isn't the opening line of an alternate history story; rather, it is an acknowledgment that more than one moon race took place. The first, with the goal of launching a small automated spacecraft to the moon, began with the liftoff of the Able 1 lunar orbiter, a 38-kilogram U.S. Air Force (USAF) probe. (It was later re