Back to album

Buzz Aldrin on the Moon

Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin, Lunar Module (LM) pilot, carries the Passive Seismic Experiments Package (PSEP) (left) and the Laser Ranging Retroreflector (LRRR) (right), to the deployment area. These two experiments make up the Early Apollo Scientific Experiment Package (EASEP). 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 Media Usage Guidelines

 

Credit: NASA

Image Number: as11-40-5944

Date: July 20, 1969

65,888 views
68 faves
0 comments
Uploaded on July 20, 2025
Taken on July 20, 1969