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Astronaut Buzz Aldrin looks at a United States flag as he stands to the right of it. He is wearing a white spacesuit. The lunar module is on the left side of the flag. Bootprints in the gray lunar soil trail from the right in the foreground to the gold lunar module in the back. The darkness of space provides a contrasting backdrop to the image. The faint crosses on the image are markings that are used to calibrate distance and heights in photos taken on the lunar surface.

Explorers on the Moon: Apollo 11 Landing

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot, poses for a photo beside the U.S. flag that has been placed on the Moon at Tranquility Base during the Apollo 11 mission landing on July 20, 1969.

Image Credit: NASA

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TakenJuly 20, 1969
Image CreditNASA
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