Astronaut Buzz Aldrin On The Surface Of The Moon Target Name:   Moon Spacecraft:   Apollo 11 Produced by:   NASA Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Cross Reference:   AS11_40_5903 Date Taken:   20 July 1969

• The Moon

Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., lunar module pilot, walks on the surface of the Moon near the leg of the Lunar Module (LM) "Eagle" during the Apollo 11 exravehicular activity (EVA). Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, took this photograph with a 70mm lunar surface camera. While astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin descended in the Lunar Module (LM) "Eagle" to explore the Sea of Tranquility region of the Moon, astronaut Michael Collins, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) "Columbia" in lunar orbit.