Apollo_11_Lunar_Module_Eagle_in_landing_configuration_in_lunar_orbit_from_the_Command_and_Service_Module_Columbia.jpg
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Summary
Description Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle in landing configuration in lunar orbit from the Command and Service Module Columbia.jpg |
English:
The Apollo 11 Lunar Module
Eagle
, in a landing configuration was photographed in lunar orbit from the Command and Service Module
Columbia
. Inside the module were Commander Neil A. Armstrong and Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin. The long rod-like protrusions under the landing pods are lunar surface sensing probes. Upon contact with the lunar surface, the probes sent a signal to the crew to shut down the descent engine.
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Source | NASA website; description, [1] high resolution image. [2] |
Author | NASA |
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