"Apollo 11: First Footprint on the Moon." 8 July 2004. By Dan Evon. Dan Evon is a former writer for Snopes. Article Tags. Moon Landing. Recommendations. Company. About Us. FAQs. Contact Us.

The footprints left by the 12 men who walked on the Moon during the Apollo missions will likely still be there for millions of years (Credit: Nasa) Another major consideration comes from the lunar ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The first footprints put on the moon will probably be there a long, long time — maybe ...

In reality, the print is just one of hundreds left by the 12 astronauts who set foot on the Moon between 1969 and 1972. And, as far as we know, those prints are still there to this day.

In 2009, Nasa's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter was sent to the Moon to make high-resolution maps of moon's surface and in each of the photographs footprints are clearly visible.

The footprints were estimated to have been pressed into the mud between 21,000 and 23,000 years ago, based on dating of seeds from an aquatic plant preserved along with the tracks.

The footprints left by the Apollo astronauts have become iconic, as will those left by the next crop of moonwalkers (Credit: Nasa) The moonboots worn by astronauts on the Artemis missions will ...