<p>Apollo 11 Hasselblad image from film magazine 40/S - EVA<br>
The NASA Special Publication 246, <i>Lunar Photographs from Apollos 8, 10, and 11</i> (1971) has the following caption for this photo:
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<dl><dd>In this view, the lunar surface beneath the descent engine nozzle (top center) is shown. The area has been swept clean of loose, unconsolidated material by the engine exhaust. Small radial striations emanate outward from the exhaust center, indicating the path taken by the expelled surface material.</dd></dl><p>This photo was used in Figure 3-13 in the <i>Apollo 11 Preliminary Science Report</i> (NASA SP-214), 1969, which has the following caption:
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<dl><dd>Hasselblad photograph AS11-40-5921 showing the lunar surface beneath the LM descent propulsion system.</dd></dl><p>This photo was also used in Figure 4-15 in the <i>Apollo 11 Preliminary Science Report</i>, which has the following caption:
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<dl><dd>Lunar surface under the DPS engine exhaust nozzle. (NASA AS11-40-5921)</dd></dl>
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