File:Apollo 11 bootprint.jpg

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Apollo 11 Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin's bootprint. Aldrin photographed this bootprint about an hour into their lunar extra-vehicular activity on July 20, 1969, as part of investigations into the soil mechanics of the lunar surface. This photo would later become synonymous with humankind's venture into space.

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21 July 1969

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NASA (original upload; ALSJ (AS11-40-5877))

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NASA / Buzz Aldrin

Location on Moon	0° 39′ 21.35″ N, 23° 28′ 12.62″ E	View this and other nearby images on: Google Maps	0.655930; 23.470173

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English: Apollo 11 Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin's bootprint. Aldrin photographed this bootprint about an hour into their lunar extra-vehicular activity on July 20, 1969, as part of investigations into the soil mechanics of the lunar surface.

Other languages:

Català: Petjada a la Lluna de l'astronauta Buzz Aldrin de l'Apollo 11 (20 de juliol de 1969). Fotografiada per ell mateix una hora després per mostrar l'erosió de la superfície lunar, ha esdevingut una icona dels passos de la humanitat.

Čeština: Stopa Buzze Aldrina, pilota lunárního modulu mise Apollo 11; Aldrin tuto fotografii vytvořil 20. července 1969 po asi hodině práce na povrchu Měsíce jako součást výzkumu vlastností měsíčního povrchu

Dansk: Astronauten Buzz Aldrins fodaftryk på Månen under månerejsen Apollo 11.

Deutsch: Fußabdruck von Buzz Aldrin, Pilot der Apollo 11-Mondfähre, auf der Mondoberfläche

English: Apollo 11 Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin's bootprint. Aldrin photographed this bootprint about an hour into their lunar extra-vehicular activity on July 20, 1969, as part of investigations into the soil mechanics of the lunar surface.

Español: Huella de la pisada de Buzz Aldrin en la superficie lunar. Aldrin fotografió su huella tras cerca de una hora de su actividad lunar extravehicular del 20 de julio de 1969, como parte de las investigaciones sobre la mecánica del suelo de la superficie lunar.

Italiano: L'impronta dello stivale di Buzz Aldrin, pilota del modulo lunare Apollo 11. Aldrin fotografò la sua orma il 20 luglio 1969, per consentire lo studio della meccanica del terreno che costituisce la superficie lunare.

Magyar: Az Apollo 11 űrhajósa, Buzz Aldrin lábnyoma a Holdon. A fényképet a holdséta kezdete után egy órával készítette, a holdi talajmechanikai vizsgálatok részeként, 1969. július 21-én.

Nederlands: Voetafdruk van de Amerikaanse ruimtevaarder Edwin Aldrin tijdens de ruimtewandeling buiten de maanlander gedurende de Apollo 11-missie op 20 juli 1969. Aldrin maakte de foto zelf als onderdeel van onderzoek naar de grondmechanica van het Maanoppervlak.

Português: Uma das marcas deixadas em solo lunar pelas botas do astronauta Buzz Aldrin na missão Apollo 11 em 20 de julho de 1969.

Svenska: Astronauten Buzz Aldrins fotavtryck på månen under månfården Apollo 11.

Беларуская (тарашкевіца): Адбітак База Олдрына, чальца місіі Апалон 11. Быў зроблены Олдрынам з мэтай адлюстраваць мэханічныя аспэкты паводзінаў месяцовага грунту. падчас выхаду на паверхню Месяца 20 ліпеня 1969 году.

Македонски: Стапка на космонаутот Баз Олдрин од Аполо 11. Фотографирано на 20 јули, 1969 како дел од истражувањата на почвената механика на Месечината.

Русский: Отпечаток ноги астронавта Базза Олдрина на поверхности Луны (1969 год)

বাংলা : অ্যাপোলো ১১-এর চাঁদে অবতরণের পর পাইলট বাজ অলড্রিনের বুটজুতার ছাপ। ২০ জুলাই, ১৯৬৯-এ চাঁদের ভূ-গতিবিদ্যা পর্যবেক্ষণের অংশ হিসেবে অলড্রিন প্রায় এক ঘন্টা ধরে নিজের পদক্ষেপের ছবি তোলেন।

한국어: 아폴로 11호 달 착륙선의 조종사 버즈 올드린의 발자국. 올드린은 1969년 7월 29일, 선외 활동 개시 약 1시간 후 달 표면의 토양 역학 조사의 일환으로 이 발자국을 찍었다.

中文：阿波罗11号登月舱飞行员巴兹·奥尔德林的脚印。奥尔德林拍摄于1969年7月20日登月后大约一个小时拍摄该照片，作为月球表面的土壤力学研究的一部分。

中文（繁體）：阿波羅11號登月小艇飛行員伯茲·艾德林的腳印。艾德林於1969年7月20日執行艙外活動後大約一個小時拍攝該照片，作為月球表面的土壤力學研究的一部分。

فارسی : جای پای آلدرین در ماه که با فضاپیمای آپولو ۱۱ در ۲۰ ژوئیه ۱۹۶۹ به ماه رسیدند

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	11:50, 21 January 2023	2,349 × 2,369 (1.15 MB)	Lion-hearted85	Reverted to version as of 21:29, 10 January 2006 (UTC)—I think there is no reason to convert to greyscale, as this is a colour photo of a grey surface.
	20:03, 29 March 2011	2,349 × 2,363 (2.41 MB)	Vearthy	cropped to remove a black stripe, converted to grayscale
	20:01, 29 March 2011	2,349 × 2,363 (2.41 MB)	Vearthy	cropped to remove a black stripe, converted to grayscale
	21:29, 10 January 2006	2,349 × 2,369 (1.15 MB)	Dodo	''Apollo 11'' Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin's bootprint. Aldrin photographed this bootprint about an hour into their Lunar Extra-vehicular activity on July 20, 1969 as part of investigations into the soil mechanics of the lunar surface. This phot
	23:27, 18 December 2005	516 × 387 (85 KB)	Vesta~commonswiki

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