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Collection:
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
Title:
Apollo 14 on the Moon
Explanation:
The jewel-like glare from a brilliant sun reflects off the lunar module of the Apollo 14 [ http://www.c3.lanl.…] mission to the Moon [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] as it rests on the lunar surface in February 1971. Astronauts Alan Shepard [ http://tigger.uic.e…] and Edgar Mitchell walked on the Moon's surface [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] while astronaut Stuart Roosa piloted the orbiting command module. Coming only months after the abortive Apollo 13 [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] mission, Apollo 14 [ http://ees5-www.lan…] was famous for long exploratory moon walks, collecting samples of lunar bedrock from Cone Crater, deploying the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package, and hitting golf balls [ http://ees5-www.lan…]. The slope rising to the rim of Cone Crater is visible at the left edge of the photo.
Credit and Copyright:
NASA [ http://www.nasa.gov/], Johnson Space Center [ http://www.jsc.nasa…]
facet_who:
Edgar Mitchell
facet_who:
Stuart Roosa
facet_who:
Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
facet_when:
February 1971
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_what:
Moon
facet_what:
Sun
facet_what:
Crater
facet_what:
Apollo 13
facet_what:
Apollo 14
facet_what:
moon
facet_when_year:
1971
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UID:
SPD-APOD-ap951209

Apollo 14 on the Moon