Left:
Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin Aldrin photographed this footprint in the lunar
soil as part of an experiment to study the nature of lunar dust and the
effects of pressure on the surface. The dust was found to compact easily
under the weight of the astronauts leaving a shallow but clear impression
of the boots, characteristic of a very fine, dry material. The footprint
image has also become one of the enduring symbols of the first visit to
the Moon. (Apollo 11, AS11-40-5878). |
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Right: Scientist-Astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt is photographed standing
next to a huge, split boulder during the third Apollo 17 extravehicular
activity (EVA-3) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site on the Moon. Schmitt
is the Apollo 17 lunar module pilot. This picture was taken by Astronaut
Eugene A. Cernan, commander. (Apollo 17, AS17-140-21496, 12 December 1972)
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