This image from NASA's Mars Curiosity rover shows the "Amargosa Valley," on the slopes leading up to Mount Sharp on Mars. The rover is headed toward the "Pahrump Hills" outcrop, seen above the scale bar. This area represents a boundary between the plains of Gale Crater, named Aeolis Palus, and the layered slopes of Mount Sharp, or Aeolis Mons. Curiosity has recently crossed into this terrain and now is on the Mount Sharp side of the transition zone.
This image was taken by the rover's Mast Camera (Mastcam). It has been white-balanced to show how the scene would appear under Earth's lighting conditions. (September 11, 2014)
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On Sol 84 (Oct. 31, 2012), NASA's Curiosity rover used the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) to capture this set of 55 high-resolution images, which were stitched together to create this full-color self-portrait. The mosaic shows the rover at "Rocknest," the spot in Gale Crater where the mission's first scoop sampling took place. Four scoop scars can be seen in the regolith in front of the rover. The base of Gale Crater's 3-mile-high (5-kilometer) sedimentary mountain, Mount Sharp, rises on the right side of the frame. Mountains in the background to the left are the northern wall of Gale Crater.
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NASA's Curiosity Mars rover used its Navigation Camera (Navcam) to capture this scene toward the west just after completing a drive that took the mission's total driving distance past 10 kilometers (6.214 miles).
The drive on April 16, 2015, during the 957th Martian day, or sol of Curiosity's work on Mars covered 208 feet (63.5 meters). It advanced the rover westward through a sandy-floored valley. The valley is on the rover's route toward a higher site on Mount Sharp than sites it has investigated previously.
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A southward-looking panorama combining images from both cameras of the Mast Camera (Mastcam) instrument on NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover shows diverse geological textures on Mount Sharp.
Three years after landing on Mars, the mission is investigating this layered mountain for evidence about changes in Martian environmental conditions, from an ancient time when conditions were favorable for microbial life to the much-drier present. April 10 and 11, 2015
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NASA's Curiosity Mars rover used the camera at the end of its arm in April and May 2014 to take dozens of component images combined into this self-portrait where the rover drilled into a sandstone target called "Windjana." The camera is the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI), which previously recorded portraits of Curiosity at two other important sites during the mission: "Rock Nest" and "John Klein".
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This self-portrait of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows the vehicle at the "Mojave" site, where its drill collected the mission's second taste of Mount Sharp.
The scene combines dozens of images taken during January 2015 by the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) camera at the end of the rover's robotic arm. The pale "Pahrump Hills" outcrop surrounds the rover, and the upper portion of Mount Sharp is visible on the horizon. Darker ground at upper right and lower left holds ripples of wind-blown sand and dust.
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Astronaut David R. Scott, commander, gives a military salute while standing beside the deployed U.S. flag during the Apollo 15 lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA) at the Hadley-Apennine landing site. The flag was deployed toward the end of EVA-2. The Lunar Module "Falcon" is partially visible on the right. Hadley Delta in the background rises approximately 4,000 meters (about 13,124 feet) above the plain. The base of the mountain is approximately 5 kilometers (about 3 statute miles) away. This photograph was taken by Astronaut James B. Irwin, Lunar Module pilot. August 1, 1971
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David R. Scott, Apollo 15 Commander, is seated in the Rover, Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) during the first lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA-1) at the Hadley-Apennine landing site, August 1, 1971.
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Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Astronaut Charles Conrad Jr., Apollo 12 commander, using a 70mm handheld Haselblad camera modified for lunar surface usage is photographed trying to snap a photo of his crewmate. He is also holding a core tube. The Lunar Module LM is in the far background. Image was taken during the second EVA EVA2 of the Apollo 12 mission. Original film magazine was labeled X,film type was SO-267 Plus-XX,high speed black and white thin base film,ASA 728 taken with an 60mm lens. Sun angle was low. Approximate camera tilt was Medium oblique and the direction of the camera tilt is Southwest. (1969)
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View of Earth from Apollo 11 on July 1969 during history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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View of Earth from Apollo 11 on July 1969 during history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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View of Earth from Apollo 11 on July 1969 during history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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View of Earth from Apollo 11 on July 1969 during history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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View of Earth from Apollo 11 on July 1969 during history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 mission. View of the moon during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 mission. View of the moon during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 mission. View of the moon during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 mission. View of the moon during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 mission. View of the moon during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 mission. View of the moon during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Earthrise over the moon taken from Apollo 11 during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Earthrise over the moon taken from Apollo 11 during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Earthrise over the moon taken from Apollo 11 during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Earthrise over the moon taken from Apollo 11 during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 lunar module upon it's return to the command module during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 lunar module upon it's return to the command module during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 lunar module upon it's return to the command module during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 lunar module upon it's return to the command module during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 lunar module upon it's return to the command module during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 lunar module upon it's return to the command module during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 lunar module upon it's return to the command module during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 lunar module upon it's return to the command module during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 lunar module upon it's return to the command module during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 lunar module upon it's return to the command module during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 lunar module upon it's return to the command module during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 mission. View of the lunar surface during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 mission. View of the lunar surface during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 mission. View of the lunar surface during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 mission. View of the lunar surface during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 mission. View of the lunar surface during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 mission. View of the lunar surface during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 mission. View of the lunar surface during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 mission. View of the lunar surface during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 mission. View of the lunar surface during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 lunar landing module during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 lunar landing module during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 lunar landing module during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 lunar landing module during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 lunar landing module during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 lunar landing module during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 lunar landing module during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 lunar landing module during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 lunar landing module during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 lunar landing module during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Earthrise over the moon taken from Apollo 11 during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Earthrise over the moon taken from Apollo 11 during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Earthrise over the moon taken from Apollo 11 during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Earthrise over the moon taken from Apollo 11 during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Earthrise over the moon taken from Apollo 11 during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Earthrise over the moon taken from Apollo 11 during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Earthrise over the moon taken from Apollo 11 during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Earthrise over the moon taken from Apollo 11 during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Earthrise over the moon taken from Apollo 11 during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 View of the moon during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 View of the moon during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 View of the moon during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 mission. View of the lunar surface during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Earthrise over the moon taken from Apollo 11 during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Earthrise over the moon taken from Apollo 11 during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Earthrise over the moon taken from Apollo 11 during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Earthrise over the moon taken from Apollo 11 during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Earthrise over the moon taken from Apollo 11 during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Earthrise over the moon taken from Apollo 11 during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Earthrise over the moon taken from Apollo 11 during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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The surface of the moon during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. (Buzz) during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. (Buzz) during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong's shadow during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon. Lunar landing module in the background.
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Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong's shadow during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon. Lunar landing module in the background.
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The surface of the moon during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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The surface of the moon during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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The surface of the moon during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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The surface of the moon during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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The surface of the moon during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 lunar landing module on the moon during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon.
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Apollo 11 lunar landing module on the moon during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon.
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Apollo 11 Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. (Buzz) during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing. Lunar Landing Module in the background.
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Apollo 11 Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. (Buzz) during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing. Lunar Landing Module in the background.
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Apollo 11 Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. (Buzz) during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing. Lunar Landing Module in the background.
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Apollo 11 Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. (Buzz) during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing. Lunar Landing Module in the background.
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Apollo 11 Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr.(Buzz), lunar module pilot, moves toward a position to deploy two components of the Early Apollo Scientific Experiments Package (EASEP) on the surface of the Moon during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity. The Passive Seismic Experiments Package (PSEP) is in his left hand; and in his right hand is the Laser Ranging Retro-Reflector (LR3). July 20, 1969
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Apollo 11 Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr.(Buzz), lunar module pilot, moves toward a position to deploy two components of the Early Apollo Scientific Experiments Package (EASEP) on the surface of the Moon during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity. The Passive Seismic Experiments Package (PSEP) is in his left hand; and in his right hand is the Laser Ranging Retro-Reflector (LR3). July 20, 1969
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Apollo 11 Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr.(Buzz), lunar module pilot, moves toward a position to deploy two components of the Early Apollo Scientific Experiments Package (EASEP) on the surface of the Moon during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity. The Passive Seismic Experiments Package (PSEP) is in his left hand; and in his right hand is the Laser Ranging Retro-Reflector (LR3). July 20, 1969
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Apollo 11 Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr.(Buzz), lunar module pilot, moves toward a position to deploy two components of the Early Apollo Scientific Experiments Package (EASEP) on the surface of the Moon during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity. The Passive Seismic Experiments Package (PSEP) is in his left hand; and in his right hand is the Laser Ranging Retro-Reflector (LR3). July 20, 1969
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The surface of the moon during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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The surface of the moon during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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The surface of the moon during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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The surface of the moon during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. (Buzz) during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong's shadow during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon.
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Apollo 11 Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. (Buzz) during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. (Buzz) during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 lunar landing module on the moon during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon.
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Apollo 11 lunar landing module on the moon during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon, view of Earth in the distance.
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Apollo 11 lunar landing module on the moon during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon, view of Earth in the distance.
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Apollo 11 lunar landing module on the moon during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon.
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Apollo 11 lunar landing module on the moon during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon.
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Apollo 11 lunar landing module on the moon during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon.
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Apollo 11 lunar landing module on the moon during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon.
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Apollo 11 lunar landing module on the moon during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon.
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Apollo 11 lunar landing module on the moon during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon.
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The surface of the moon during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong's shadow during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon.
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The American flag on the moon during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. (Buzz) during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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Apollo 11 Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. (Buzz) during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon and subsequent lunar landing.
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The lunar landing module on the moon during July 20, 1969's history making voyage to the moon.
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Plaque left behind on moon during July 1969's history making voyage to the moon.
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