This image was taken in 1969 by Michael Collins, commander of Apollo 11, the mothership of man’s first lunar mission. As he orbited the Moon, he reached the exact opposite of the Sea of tranquility,
with his nearest humans, Armstrong and Aldrin, 3535.8 km (Diameter of moon + Orbital altitude of command module). That is, Michael Collins is in New York in North America while Armstrong and Aldrin are in Madrid in Spain in Europe. None of the countries in between have a human being .
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