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Detail of part of the aft heat shield.

In the upper right can be seen line between the aft and crew compartment heat shields (as seen in dsc31649.jpg).

I assume these marks were made post-flight in an effort to examine the char characteristics after re-entry.

 
Heat shield on Apollo 11 at National Air & Space Museum
Time picture taken Fri Jun 22 14:11:22 2007
Location picture taken Milestones of Flight Gallery
National Air & Space Museum
Washington, DC
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