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The best way to study Mars is with two hands, eyes and ears of a geologist, first at a moon orbiting Mars... and then on the surface.

Buzz Aldrin

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Buzz Aldrin
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: January 20
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Montclair Township
Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.
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