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NASA Center: Headquarters
Image # : AS11-40-5903
Date : 7/20/1969

Title

Buzz Aldrin on the Moon

Full Description

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot, walks on the surface of the Moon near the leg of the Lunar Module (LM) "Eagle" during the Apollo 11 exravehicular activity (EVA). Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, took this photograph with a 70mm lunar surface camera. While astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin descended in the Lunar Module (LM) "Eagle" to explore the Sea of Tranquility region of the Moon, astronaut Michael Collins, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) "Columbia" in lunar orbit.

Keywords

Buzz Aldrin Apollo 11

Subject Category

Astronauts, Apollo 11,

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  • Center: HQ
  • Center Number: AS11-40-5903
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2001-000013

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  • Original Source: DIGITAL
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