During the final moments of the landing, the controllers were afraid that they would have to abort at the last instant, as the altitude was apparently too high and there did not appear to be enough fuel for a safe landing. This was because Armstrong had to fly over a boulder field and then over a crater. When they passed over the crater, which was deeper than the actual surface suddenly the ground radar jumped to show the desired low altitude, which was within mission limits, making the landing possible.

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