Apollo 11 Photo - Buzz Aldrin's bootprint in the lunar soil - NASA 1969
A close-up view of Buzz Aldrin's bootprint in the lunar soil. About an hour aftrer Neil first stepped onto the lunar surface, Buzz did a little experiement for the soil mechanics experts back home. He selected a pristine patch of soil, photographed it, made this footprint, and then took two photos of it, stepping to his left between frames. Some people assume that this is the first footprint. Neil did not have a camera at the time he made his "one small step" and that first footprint was soon obliterated during the minutes Neil spent near the ladder adapting to the new environment. AS11-40-587