The Apollo 15 mission [ http://www.nasm.si.…] to Earth's Moon [ http://www.nineplan…] was dedicated to better understanding the surface of the moon by exploring mountains, valleys, maria, and highlands [ http://csep10.phys.…]. Astronauts David Scott and James Irwin [ http://www.lpi.usra…] spent nearly three days on the Moon while Alfred Worden [ http://vesuvius.jsc…] orbited above in the Command Module [ http://www.msichica…]. The mission [ http://www.hq.nasa.…], which blasted off from Earth on 1971 July 26, was the first to deploy a Lunar Roving Vehicle [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. Pictured above [ http://astrogeology…] in this digitally stitched mosaic panorama [ http://www.hq.nasa.…], David Scott examines a boulder in front of the summit of Mt. Hadley Delta [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. The shadow of James Irwin is visible to the right, while scrolling to the right will reveal a well-lit and diverse lunar [ http://www.myspacem…] terrain. The Apollo 15 mission [ http://www.lpi.usra…] returned about 76 kilograms of moon rocks for detailed study. Want to pan across the surface of Mars, too? Check out the color panoramic view [ http://www.jpl.nasa…captions/image-1.htm l ] from the Spirit landing site.
