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Apollo 11 Lunar Orbit Photography

United States · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1969

Michael Collins21 July 1969

Moon Orbit · Science / Astronomy

Photographs lunar terrain from Columbia while Armstrong and Aldrin work on the surface.

Names involved

Michael Collins

Provenance

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