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Map of Apollo 11 moonwalks, superimposed over a baseball diamond for scale

Somehow this simple comparison makes the moon landing seem so much more REAL on a human, experiential level. Brilliant move, NASA.

The map's gigantic - click here to view.

Kottke also has links to the moonwalks supered over a soccer pitch, and a movie backlot (for conspiracy-theorist types).

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Richard Green says:

So, ah, ....answer me this Pavlus [if that's your real name] why is this "map" dated prior to the actual walk, and why does it look like a view of a cow's multiple stomachs [looking towards the tail from the inside....eyes open, tail up configuration]?
I'm waiting.

Tom Hanks

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