48845 - Fallen Astronaut

N. Lygeros

Fallen Astronaut
was created
by Paul van Hoeydonck
and placed
on the Moon
by the crew
of Apollo 15
at Hadley Rille
to commemorate
the astronauts
and cosmonauts
who have died
on the advancement
of space exploration.
You can see it
next to the plaque
bearing
the names
of those
who died
in service
for Mankind.