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   Photo ID:

   AS11-40-5875   


   Program:

   Apollo   


   Mission:

   Apollo XI


   Date Taken:

   1969-07-20


   Film Type:

   70mm

Title:
Astronaut Edwin Aldrin poses for photograph beside deployed U.S. flag
Description:
Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot, poses for a photograph beside the deployed United States flag during Apollo 11 extravehicular activity on the lunar surface. The Lunar Module "Eagle" is on the left. The footprints of the astronauts are clearly visible in the soil of the moon. This picture was taken by Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, with a 70mm lunar surface camera.
Subject Terms:
APOLLO 11 APOLLO PROJECT ASTRONAUTS EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY EXTRAVEHICULAR MOBILITY UNITS LUNAR EXPLORATION LUNAR LANDING SITES LUNAR MODULE LUNAR PHOTOGRAPHY LUNAR SOIL LUNAR SURFACE MOON PHOTOGRAPHY
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