Apollo 11 Mission image - Astronaut Edwin Aldrin poses beside the U.S. flag that has been placed on the moon

WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES

07.16.2010

Courtesy Photo

NASA

Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin,Lunar Module LM pilot, poses for a photo beside the U.S. flag that has been placed on the moon. The LM is visible in the left field of view. Numerous footprints and the cable of the surface television camera are visible on the lunar surface in the foreground. Image taken at Tranquility Base during the Apollo 11 Mission. Original film magazine was labeled S. Film Type: Ektachrome EF SO168 color film on a 2.7-mil Estar polyester base taken with a 60mm lens. Sun angle is Medium. Tilt direction is South S.

NASA Identifier: AS11-40-5874

• Date Taken: 07.16.2010
• Date Posted: 10.19.2012 14:19
• Photo ID: 747517
• Resolution: 3922x3882
• Size: 21.94 MB
• Location: WASHINGTON, DC, US