What did the Apollo 11 astronauts see on the moon that had them so shaken up?

I knew Pete Conrad fairly well (Apollo 12 Commander) . He and I were talking one day, and he told me how lucky I was. I asked him why. He then said "I have walked on the moon, looked back at the…

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