Watch video: Neil Armstrong's footprints can still be seen on moon's surface after 53 years

To commemorate the 53rd anniversary of the moon landing, the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shared a fascinating video that reveals that Neil Armstrong's footprints are still visible on the moon.

"Today marks the anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing – the first time that humans stepped on the surface of another world. This video from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the astronauts' tracks, still there after all this time," read NASA's tweet.




With the Apollo 11 moon landing on 20 July 1969, Neil Armstrong scripted history by becoming the first person who set foot on the man. He was accompanied by two other astronauts: Michael Collins and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin on the mission.

NASA also shared images of the lunar surface on Instagram and said, "Their achievement was made possible by the thousands of people who worked tirelessly toward a common goal, as set by President John F Kennedy in 1961, and dreamed of by civilizations of old."

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To mark the colossal human achievement, the Apollo 11 astronauts had also left a plaque on the moon that read, “Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon Moon in July 1969 AD. We come in peace for all mankind.”

The space agency also said that their 'Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter' has been exploring the Moon since 2009. 'It has returned more data to Earth of any other planetary mission – nearly 1.4 petabytes! For perspective, that’s about half a million hours of movies,' mentioned NASA.

So far, 12 people have landed and walked on the lunar surface.