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Aldrin on the Moon

suited astronaut on lunar surface with spacecraft in background
Source: NASA
Published: July 1, 2019
Historical Date: July 20, 1969

Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot, is photographed during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity (EVA) on the lunar surface. In the right background is the lunar module. On Aldrin's right is the Solar Wind Composition (SWC) experiment, already deployed. This photograph was taken by astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, with a 70mm lunar surface camera.

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