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Saturn Apollo Program
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Saturn Apollo Program

NASA / MSFC · 1969-02-25 · photograph (digital archive)

From the collection of NASA Image and Video Library. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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In this photograph, Apollo 11 astronauts Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin (left) and Neil A. Armstrong prepare for the first Lunar landing as they practice gathering rock specimens during a geological field trip to the Quitman Mountains area near the Fort Quitman ruins in far west Texas. They used special lunar geological tools to pick up samples and place them in bags.Their practice paid off in July of the same year.

NASA Image and Video Library’s own description
Credit lineSaturn Apollo Program. NASA/MSFC, 1969-02-25. Public domain. ID: 6975098.

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