Back by popular demand, Ordnance Survey have re-released this map of the Moon which was originally released for the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing.

The Apollo 11 mission made made the 384,403km trip as part of the 'space race' with the USSR, and successfully touched down on 20 July 1969, at 20:17 UTC, making Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin the first humans to land on the moon. Around 3.5 hours later, stepping on to the lunar surface, Armstrong said:

"That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind."

Ordnance Survey have created this map of the moon using height data made available by NASA, captured by the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) and the Kagyuga Terrain Camera and shaded to show the heights. The map covers a large section of the near surface of the moon, centred on the Apollo 11 landing site at the edge of Mare Tranquillitatis (Sea of Tranquillity). Larger, named craters are shown, along with the landing site itself - the crater names have been taken from the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. The area covered is 1350km by 1000km.

Ordnance Survey's Map of the Moon was originally released in 2019 to commemorate the anniversary of the Apollo 11 Anniversary.

In true OS style, the cartographer of the map left their "mark". Hidden in the map is their name. Can you find it?

Let us know the cartographers name and the nearest crater, and you could win an amazing outdoor prize bundle worth up to £500!

A second prize bundle worth over £150 and runner up prizes available.

Be quick - prizes are awarded in order of entry.

Entries open 10am Monday 1st December.

No purchase necessary. For competition rules, terms and conditions, click here.

First Prize
Outdoor gear bundle worth up to £500!

• Osprey Tempest 9 Green (Women's) Backpack £120 OR Osprey Talon 11 Black (Men's) Backpack £110
• Outdoor Research Seattle Rain Cap Green £47
• Black Diamond Sprinter 500 Lumens Headlamp £80
• Mac in a Sac Khaki Poncho £39.99
• Black Diamond Trail Cork Trekking Poles £110 OR Black Diamond Women's Trail Cork Trekking Poles £110
• OS First Aid Kit for Families £29.99
• OS Mirror Compass £29.99
• OS Contour Flask £21.99
• OS Contour Towel £26.99

Only one bundle available!

Second Prize
Outdoor gear bundle worth over £150!

• OS First Aid Kit for Families £29.99
• OS Mirror Compass £29.99
• OS Contour Flask £21.99
• OS Contour Towel £26.99
• OS Walking Poles £49.99

Only one bundle available!

Runner up prize

• OS Contour Towel £26.99

Only 5 available!

Prize Competition Terms and Conditions

The Competition – Apollo Moon Map Competition

By popular demand, our Apollo Moon Map is back. Hidden in the map is the Cartographer name. If can you find this, you are in with the chance to win a prize bundle worth up to £500.

The rules of the Competition are set out below. Please read these carefully before submitting your entries. By entering into the Competition, you are deemed to have agreed to these terms and conditions.

How To Enter
1. The name of the Cartographer is printed somewhere on the map. To enter the Competition, you will need to find this and then visit the dedicated website, where you will need to:
a. Enter your answers to the 2 following questions. Both answers will need to be completed for a valid entry:
1. What is the name of the Cartographer?
2. What is the name of the nearest crater to the Cartographers name printed on the map?
b. Fill in the form with your full name, valid genuine email address and optional opt in marketing tick box

2. The Competition will open for entries at 10am on 1st December 2025. Entries received before this time will not be valid.

3. The Competition will remain open until 10am on 31st December 2025. Entries received after this time will be automatically disqualified.

4. No purchase is necessary to take part in this Competition. However, participation will require access to the Apollo Moon Map – which entrants may already own this or choose to purchase this separately.

5. We regret that we cannot accept entries by post or email.

6. We take no responsibility for any entries which fail to upload properly and/or any technical problems, such as server malfunctions or errors, viruses, bugs, or traffic congestion on the internet that may result in lost, incomplete, late or misdirected entries.

The Prize
7. A total of the first 7 correct winning entries will be available to win.

8. The winners will receive the prize as stated below:

a. First place winner prize bundle (worth up to £500):
• Osprey Osprey Tempest 9 Green (Women's) Backpack £120 OR Osprey Talon 11 Black (Men's) Backpack £110
• Outdoor Research Seattle Rain Cap - Green - £47
• Black Diamond Sprinter 500 Lumens Headlamp £80
• Mac in a Sac Khaki Poncho £39.99
• Black Diamond Trail Cork Trekking Poles £110 OR Black Diamond Women's Trail Cork Trekking Poles £110
• Ordnance Survey First Aid Kit for Families £29.99
• Ordnance Survey Mirror Compass £29.99
• Ordnance Survey Contour Flask - £21.99
• Ordnance Survey Contour Towel - £26.99

b. Second place winner prize bundle (worth over £150):
• Ordnance Survey First Aid Kit for Families £29.99
• Ordnance Survey Mirror Compass £29.99
• Ordnance Survey Contour Flask - £21.99
• Ordnance Survey Contour Towel - £26.99
• Ordnance Survey Walking Poles £49.99

c. The next 5 runners up prize (worth £26.99) will win one contour towel per runner up.

9. Prizes are non-transferable and cannot be exchanged for cash. Should any item within the prize be unavailable for reason beyond our control, a substitute prize of an equivalent or greater value may be given

Eligibility
10. The Competition is open to all Great Britain residents, aged 18 or over, excluding OS employees, members of their direct families, or any person directly associated with the Competition or cartographer.

11. In entering the Competition, you confirm that you are eligible to do so and eligible to claim the prize bundle OR any prize you may win. We may require you to provide proof that you are eligible to enter the Competition.

12. We will not accept any entries that are:
a. Automatically generated by computer;
b. completed by third parties or in bulk;
c. illegible, have been altered, reconstructed, forged or tampered with;
d. photocopies and not originals; or
e. incomplete.

13. The Competition is limited to one entry per person. Entries on behalf of another person will not be accepted and joint submissions are not allowed.

14. We reserve all rights to disqualify your entry, if your conduct is contrary to the spirit or intention of the Competition.


The Winning Entries
15. All entries will be automatically timed at the point of submission. The winners will be the first timed entries from the open time at 10am on 1st December 2025, with both of the correct answers that will win the prize.

16. All winning entries will be subject to a final check. In the event of any spelling mistakes, or breach of the Competition terms, entries will be disqualified and any prizes forfeited, and a new winner chosen.

17. The decision of OS will be final, and no correspondence or discussion shall be entered into.

18. The winners will be notified via email (using the details provided at entry) within one month of the closing date.

19. Under the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) requirements, we must either publish or make available information that indicates that a valid award took place. To comply with this obligation, we will send the surname and county of the prize winner to anyone who emails Ordnance Survey at the office address stated below (and enclosing a self-addressed envelope) within one month after the closing date stated above.

20. If you are the winner and you object to your surname and/or your county being published or made available, please let OS know this when responding to the notification email. In such circumstances we must still provide the information to the ASA, if requested.

Claiming The Prize
21. In order to claim your prize, you must respond to the notification email within 14 days of receiving it.

22. We will make all reasonable efforts to contact the winner. We reserve the right to choose a substitute winner at our discretion without further notice to the original winner, if:
a. the winner cannot be contacted, or is not available;
b. the winner has not claimed the prize within 14 days of receiving notification; or
c. the prize cannot be taken up or is declined or returned undelivered.
The original winner shall cease to be eligible for the prize or any alternative and shall have no claim against OS.

23. The prize shall be delivered free of charge to a UK address provided by the winner within 30 days of the winner claiming their prize.


General
24. By entering this Competition, you will be providing to us personal data as defined in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 and associated laws. Any personal data that you provide will be processed in accordance with the GDPR and associated laws. The way in which we process your personal data is set out in our Privacy Policy - https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/governance/policies/privacy

25. We disclaim all liability for any losses incurred by any person in connection with the making and submission of entries in connection with this Competition, to the maximum extent permissible by law.

26. We reserve the absolute right to disqualify any entries and/or withdraw a prize from a winning entrant if, in our opinion, there is a potential breach of these Competition terms.

27. We reserve the right to cancel this Competition or alter any of the terms and conditions at any stage, if in our opinion it is necessary to do so, or circumstances arise outside of our control. It is your responsibility to check the terms and conditions regularly for any changes.

28. We may assign any and all of our rights relating to the Competition to one of our group companies and/or any entity to whom our functions and activities are transferred.

29. If any of the clauses within the Competition terms and conditions should be determined to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable, then that clause shall be severed and deleted from these Competition terms and conditions and the remaining clauses shall survive and remain in full force and effect.

30. These Competition terms and conditions shall be governed by English law and the English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction.

Promoter
The promoter of the competition is Ordnance Survey Limited (company number 09121572) trading as Ordnance Survey or OS, registered in England and Wales, whose registered office is at Explorer House, Adanac Drive, SOUTHAMPTON SO16 0AS. [Ordnance Survey Leisure Limited is a subsidiary company of Ordnance Survey, which is registered in England and Wales (company number 06894550) and whose registered office is at Explorer House, Adanac Drive, SOUTHAMPTON SO16 0AS.]