Astronaut Jim Irwin works
at the Lunar Roving Vehicle
during the first Apollo 15
moonwalk on July 31, 1971.
This view aims northeast,
with Mount Hadley in the
background, and was taken
by mission commander
Dave Scott. NASA/JSC
Left: In one of history’s
most famous pictures,
Buzz Aldrin stands on the
lunar surface, gazing at
the checklist taped to his
wrist. In his helmet visor
we see the reflection of
Neil Armstrong taking
the picture, as well as the
Lunar Module Eagle and
Buzz’s shadow. Although
many have assumed this
spectacular photograph
was carefully planned to
capture an image of two
astronauts and the LM, the
moonwalkers dismissed it
as a lucky shot. Few have
ever seen this famous
picture in 3D. The image
was masterfully converted
into 3D by David Burder,
and re-edited here just
for this project. NASA/JSC