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Special mention, Individual awards

July 21, 1969

Astronaut Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin poses by the U.S. flag on the moon's Sea of Tranquility.

July 21, 1969

Astronaut Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin places the lunar seismometer on the moon's surface near the Sea of Tranquility.

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Neil Armstrong

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1969 Photo Contest, Special mention, Individual awards
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Neil Armstrong

NASA

21 July, 1969

Astronaut Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin poses by the U.S. flag on the moon's Sea of Tranquility.

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