This picture was taken from the Moon #OTD 53 years ago. ⁣ ⁣ After the Apollo 14 spacecraft entered lunar orbit on Feb. 4, 1971, astronauts Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell separated the Lunar Module (LM) from the Command Module (CM) and landed on the lunar surface. Stuart Roosa remained in lunar orbit in the CM. ⁣ ⁣ Shepard and Mitchell conducted two lunar surface excursions lasting more than nine hours in total. They set up an experiment package and collected 93 pounds (42 kg) of rock and soil samples to return to waiting scientists on Earth. In the meantime, Roosa conducted observations and photography of the lunar surface from orbit. After their 33-hour lunar surface stay, Shepard and Mitchell rejoined Roosa in orbit, and, their mission accomplished, left lunar orbit for the three-day return trip to Earth.⁣ ⁣ Image description: In this image captured on Feb. 5, 1971, a front view of the Apollo 14 LM can be seen. The LM reflects a circular flare caused by the brilliant sun, as seen...