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 Buzz Aldrin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Buzz Aldrin was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey.
In 1996, Aldrin descended to the wreck of the RMS Titanic on the INFRAER submersible.
On November 9th, Aldrin was reunited with the Gemini 12 space capsule along with crew member Jim Lovell for the opening of the "Shoot for the Moon" exhibit at the Adler Planetarium.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Edwin_Aldrin   (1952 words)

  
 Clavius: Photo Analysis - man on the moon
The shadow on the surface indicates that the sun is behind Aldrin and to his left.
The "falloff" around Aldrin -- especially at the horizon -- and the pool of light directly behind Aldrin prove that he is standing in the beam of a spotlight.
Aldrin reported a few seconds before touchdown that the LM was "drifting to the right a little," and Armstrong overcorrected by sliding the LM sideways to the left.
www.clavius.org /manmoon.html   (1866 words)

  
 Mare Tranquillitatis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
To the north of the bay are the jumbled Montes Taurus peaks.
At the southern end is the prominent crater pair of Theophilus and Cyrillus.
On the border between Sinus Asperitatis and the Mare Nectaris is the Mädler crater.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sea_of_Tranquility   (767 words)

  
 Apollo 11 Image Library
These two craters are in the area he examined during the pass over the landing site at 110:33:40 using the sextant in automatic mode and a set of coordinates Bruce McCandless gave him at 110:18:39.
Mehring notes that rim segments in the Cat's Paw cluster of craters are visible from the surface at the LM, as can be seen in a comparison of a detail from 5447 with portions of frames 5882 and 5882a from Buzz's plus-Z pan.
Aldrin and Armstrong during the 22 April 1969 "Lunar Timeline Demo for Dr. Mueller" are collecting documented samples.
www.hq.nasa.gov /alsj/a11/images11.html   (9593 words)

  
 Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins & Buzz Aldrin talk about UFOs
Supposedly two ufo's hovered overhead as Armstrong prepared to step down the ladder of the LEM at the Sea of Tranquility.
Aldrin is reported to have taken several pictures of them.
"During the transmission of the Moon landing of Armstrong and Aldrin, who journeyed to the Moon in an American spaceship, two minutes of silence occurred in which the image and sound were interrupted.
www.ronrecord.com /astronauts/armstrong-collins-aldrin.html   (1512 words)

  
 Buzz Aldrin
In preparation for exploration of the moon, Buzz Aldrin and the other Apollo astronauts received hands-on geography instruction which included field trips to the Grand Canyon, Meteor Crater, and Sunset Crater in Arizona.
Along with local residents, they were there to witness and celebrate the marriage of 58 year old Buzz Aldrin to the fifty-something Lois Driggs Cannon.
Buzz Aldrin on the moon, photographed by Neil Armstrong.
www.doney.net /aroundaz/celebrity/aldrin_buzz.htm   (629 words)

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