Aldrin and the first lunar experiments, Apollo 11

Apollo 11, July 20, 1969. The whole of Tranquility Base in one frame: Aldrin looking back toward Eagle, the flag beyond, and in front of him the solar-powered seismometer he had just set up. The laser reflector the crew placed nearby is still in use, as observatories on Earth bounce lasers off it…

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