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File:Buzz Aldrin and Apollo 11 Lunar Lander, AS11-40-5927.jpg

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English: Buzz Aldrin removing the passive seismometer from a compartment in the SEQ bay of the Lunar Lander.
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Source https://tothemoon.im-ldi.com/gallery/Apollo/11/7#AS11-40-5927
Author Neil Armstrong
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Camera location0° 40′ 12″ N, 23° 28′ 12″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
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Image Collection: 70mm Hasselblad
Mission:          11
Magazine:         40
Magazine Letter:  S
Film Type:        SO-368
Film Width:       70 mm
Film Color:       color

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Buzz Aldrin removing the passive seismometer from a compartment in the Lunar Lander.

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0°40'12.000"N, 23°28'12.000"E

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