Media Information
 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
Title:
Apollo 15's Home on the Moon
Explanation:
Could you ever call this place home? The lunar module [ http://www.nasm.edu…] shown above, named "Falcon," served as home for Apollo 15 [ http://www.hq.nasa.…] astronauts David Scott and James Irwin [ http://www.hq.nasa.…] during their stay on the Moon in July and August 1971. Meanwhile, astronaut Alfred Worden [ http://nauts.com/as…] circled in the command module overhead. Harsh sunlight on the grey lunar surface lends the image an eerie quality, while the Lunar Apennine Mountains [ http://www.u-net.co…] frame the background. Mount Hadley Delta is visible on the right. Visible in the foreground are tracks from the first Lunar Roving Vehicle [ http://www.nasm.edu…], an electric car which enabled the astronauts to explore extended areas on the lunar surface. Apollo 15 [ http://www.ksc.nasa…] confirmed that most lunar surface features were created by impacts [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. Rocks returned by the Apollo 15 [ http://www.nasm.edu…] crew included green glasses whose formation mechanism is still unclear.
Credit and Copyright:
Apollo 15 Crew, NASA [ http://www.nasa.gov/]
keyword:
Moon
keyword:
Apollo 15
facet_when:
August 1971
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_what:
Moon
facet_what:
Apollo 15
facet_what:
moon
facet_when_year:
1971
original url:
http://antwrp.gsfc.…
UID:
SPD-APOD-ap980705

Apollo 15's Home on the Moon
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