# @nationalparkservice on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CRjblMHDPhj
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/21101525-nationalparkservice-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/35f5ef160e.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-07-20T15:13:36.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Park Service (@nationalparkservice) — https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice

## Caption

Fifty-two years ago, on July 20, 1969, the Lu­nar Mod­ule Eagle landed on the moon. For the first time, hu­mans set foot on a sur­face be­yond the Earth. Though the moon is a giant leap (238,900 miles) from Earth, it only takes a few small steps to get a spectacular view of it from one of your national parks. Your parks are home to stellar views of night skies. They have also been places for innovative scientific research and planning on the ground. Many parks, like @cratersofthemoon_nps in Idaho and @hawaiivolcanoesnps, were used for training future astronauts. Today, the National Park Service and @nasa continue to collaborate on research, data collection, and outreach. ⁣
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Image 1: Full moon over the landscape of Hawaii Volcanoes. NPS/Janice Wei⁣
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Image 2: In January 1965, Astronauts explored Hawai’i Volcanoes including: Buzz Aldrin (Apollo 11), William Anders, Neil Armstrong (Apollo 11), Charles Basset, Alan Bean (Apollo 12), Roger Chaffee, Michael Collins (Apollo 11), Charles Conrad (Apollo 12), Walt Cunningham, Don Eisele (Apollo 7), Dick Gordon (Apollo 12), Rusty Schweikart, Dave Scott, Elliot See, and C.C. Williams, Jr. ⁣
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Image 3: Trail winds through rocky terrain at Craters of the Moon. Since much of the moon's surface is covered by volcanic materials, it was important that Apollo 14 astronauts Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell, Joe Engle, and Eugene Cernan knew something about the lava they would encounter. Visiting Craters of the Moon National Monument allowed the astronauts to become educated observers who could describe the surface features they were exploring to geologists back on Earth. NPS/Jacob W. Frank⁣
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#moonlanding #astronaut #nasa #nationalparkservice #fullmoon #nightskies #nasa

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
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| National Park Service | @nationalparkservice | https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice | Government Organization |

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nationalparkservice, nightskies, nasa, moonlanding, fullmoon, astronaut

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