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Moon's far side from Luna 3, 1959
Luna 9
Surveyor 1
Buzz Aldrin on the Moon
Galileo survey of the Moon
Global distribution of iron on the Moon's surface
Buzz Aldrin on the Moon
Buzz Aldrin on the Moon
Apollo 15 Command and Service modules, 1971
footprint on the Moon
What do rocks collected during Apollo 11 reveal about the Moon and beyond?
NASA's journey to landing a man on the Moon
Watch Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins travel to the Moon on Apollo 11
Witness Neil Armstrong take humankind's first steps on the lunar surface during NASA's Apollo 11 mission
Apollo 11's incredible journey to the Moon
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