Little West (lunar crater) Little West (lunar crater) Little West is a small crater (30-meter diameter) in Mare Tranquillitatis on the Moon, east of the Apollo 11 landing site known as Tranquility Base. The Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed the Lunar Module (LM) "Eagle" approximately 60 meters west of Little West Crater on July 20, 1969. This is the crater Neil Armstrong mentions during his final descent onto the lunar surface. The south-west rim of the crater marks the farthest point that either astronaut traveled from the lunar module during their time on the lunar surface for the Apollo 11
Return of Apollo 15 to Earth Return of Apollo 15 to Earth After the Apollo 15 Lunar Module "Falcon" lifted from the lunar surface on August 2, 1971, it rendezvoused and docked with the Command/Service Module "Endeavour". After transferring across the lunar samples and other equipment, "Falcon" was jettisoned. It would fire its rocket engine to cause it to impact the lunar surface. "Apollo 15" spent one more day in lunar orbit, continuing Worden's observations. After releasing a subsatellite, they ignited their Service Propulsion system to put them on a trajectory back to Earth. The next day, Worden performed an EVA to retrieve the film cassettes