NASA Photo ID: AS11-40-5875 File Name: 10075262.jpg
Film Type: 70mm Date Taken: 07/20/69
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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