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The pictures from Apollo landing despite being in high resolution, does not reveal the right colour of the shoes used by the astronauts during the EVA on the moon. An example - Buzz Aldrin picture from Apollo 11

Buzz Aldrin from Apollo 11

But a shot from the movie First Man shows in clear detail the colour of the shoes being greenish-bluish. First Man movie shot

So, it makes one curious to know whether the depiction of the astronaut's shoes was accurate in the movie. If true, then what is the material that gives this colour?

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The shoes of the A7L suit were white with partly-blue "lunar boots" worn over them, but soon were covered in grey-ish dust once on the moon. Have a look at this image on Wikipedia:

A7L suit

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  • $\begingroup$ Thanks! Btw, what is the material that gave the lunar boots that blue colour tip? $\endgroup$
    – karthikeyan
    Commented Dec 9, 2018 at 17:01
  • $\begingroup$ @karthikeyan: The material is silicone rubber, but I don't know whether the blue is its "natural" color or whether it's dyed. $\endgroup$
    – DarkDust
    Commented Dec 9, 2018 at 18:53
  • $\begingroup$ @DarkDust Silicones are whitish and translucent unless dyed. $\endgroup$
    – David Richerby
    Commented Dec 10, 2018 at 10:47

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