17 lesser-known photos from the Apollo 11 mission
It's been 48 years since NASA's historic Apollo 11 mission in which Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to ever step foot on the lunar surface on July 20, 1969.
Though NASA astronauts would reach the moon in five subsequent missions over the next three-and-a-half years (not including the aborted Apollo 13 mission), it's this very first moon landing that dominates the memories of Americans, one of the most significant moments in all of history.
While some photos of the landing are etched in our collective memories, there are so many more that capture the immensity of the accomplishment and the ghostly beauty of the lunar surface that should be enjoyed.
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Here, then, are some of those photos, giving us a different glimpse of a historic moment.
Lili Sams is a Photo Editor at Mashable, where she works to tell compelling stories utilizing the visual medium of photography. She graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism .
