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<blockquote data-quote="timetraveller" data-source="post: 98984" data-attributes="member: 456"><p>The photograph of Buzz Aldrin exiting the module and apparently being illuminated is due to the following. The albedo (reflectivity) of the Moon's surface is about 4%, that is about the same as tarmac. Therefore, although he is in shadow the exposure had to be sufficiently long or large aperture that enough light was captured to illuminate him in shadow. Note also the ladder is well illuminated. Compare the apparent brightness of the space suite with the background rocks and you will see that it is still darker than the Moon's surface.</p><p>As politicians were involved I can well believe that some images could have been created but later missions have photographed the tracks of the Lunar Rover, and other items left on the surface. Some of these items have been brought back to Earth for later analysis and are found to be covered in micro craters. This is due to a continuous in fall of dust at about 30 km/second as the Moon has no significant atmosphere to slow the dust down and it hits everything with that kind of speed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="timetraveller, post: 98984, member: 456"] The photograph of Buzz Aldrin exiting the module and apparently being illuminated is due to the following. The albedo (reflectivity) of the Moon's surface is about 4%, that is about the same as tarmac. Therefore, although he is in shadow the exposure had to be sufficiently long or large aperture that enough light was captured to illuminate him in shadow. Note also the ladder is well illuminated. Compare the apparent brightness of the space suite with the background rocks and you will see that it is still darker than the Moon's surface. As politicians were involved I can well believe that some images could have been created but later missions have photographed the tracks of the Lunar Rover, and other items left on the surface. Some of these items have been brought back to Earth for later analysis and are found to be covered in micro craters. This is due to a continuous in fall of dust at about 30 km/second as the Moon has no significant atmosphere to slow the dust down and it hits everything with that kind of speed. [/QUOTE]
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