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Apollo 11
Lunar Module
pilot
Buzz Aldrin
's bootprint. Aldrin photographed his bootprint about an hour into their lunar
extra-vehicular activity
on August 12, 1969 as part of investigations into the
soil mechanics
and
regolith
of the
lunar surface
. This photo also shows the undisturbed patch of ground before he placed his boot there.
Photo credit:
Buzz Aldrin
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