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Tsiolkovsky Crater
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Tsiolkovsky Crater |
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This overhead photograph shows details of the interior of the Tsiolkovsky Crater. Unlike many large craters, the floor of Tsiolkovsky is covered with mare material and is quite smooth. The crater itself is fairly circular, but the mare-covered region is distinctly noncircular. This is a rare example of mare material on the Moon's farside. The complex terracing and slump blocks on the interior side of the crater rim are typical of many large impact craters. The prominent central peak is also typical of large craters. This image was taken by the crew of Apollo 15 in July 1971. *Image Credit*: NASA |
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Roving Hills
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Roving Hills |
| Full Description |
David R. Scott, Commander of Apollo 15, works at the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) during the third lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA) of the mission at the Hadley-Apennine landing site. Hadley Rille is at the right center of the picture. Hadley Delta, in the background, rises approximately 4,000 meters (about 13,124 feet) above the plain. St. George Crater is partially visible at the upper right edge. This photograph was taken by Lunar Module pilot James B. Irwin. This view is looking almost due South. |
| Date |
08/01/1971 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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Irwin Loads-up the Rover
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Irwin Loads-up the Rover |
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Apollo 15 Lunar Module pilot James B. Irwin loads-up the "Rover", Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) with tools and equipment in preparation for the first lunar extravehicular activity (EVA-1) at the Hadley-Apennine landing site. A portion of the Lunar Module (LM) "Falcon" is on the left. The undeployed Laser Ranging Retro-Reflector (LR-3) lies atop the LM's Modular Equipment Stowage Assembly (MESA). This view is looking slightly West of South. Hadley Delta and the Apennine Front are in the background to the left. St. George crater is approximately 5 kilometers (about 3 statute miles) in the distance behind Irwin's head. |
| Date |
07/31/1971 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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Moon Mare and Montes
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Moon Mare and Montes |
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This arresting [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap991108.html ] image of the third quarter moon in the excellent skies above the Pine Crest Farm Observatory, Dell Prairie, Wisconsin, was recorded [ http://www.scancam.com/ ] with a 24 inch telescope and digital camera on October 19. Marvelously detailed [ http://www.seds.org/billa/psc/lunam.html ], especially along the terminator or shadow line between lunar night [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960919.html ] and day, this cropped version of the full mosaicked image shows the cratered north polar region (top) and the broad smooth Mare Imbrium [ http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/planet_volcano/lunar/ mare/mlm.html ]. Notable at the northern edge [ http://www.arval.org.ve/MoonMapen.htm ] of the Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains) is the 95 kilometer wide dark crater Plato, while the dramatic straight "cut" to the right of Plato, (toward the terminator) is the Vallis Alpes (Alpine Valley). The long, graceful arc of the lunar [ http://www.tiac.net/users/richarde/ ] Montes Apenninus (Apennine Mountains) in the lower portion of the image sweeps southward along the boundary of the mare toward the left and ends near the bright ray crater [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap001216.html ] Copernicus [ http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/expmoon/orbiter/ orbiter-craters.html#COPER ] at the picture's edge. In 1971, Apollo 15 [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/a15j.html ] landed near the gap beyond the opposite (northern) end of the Montes Apenninus arc. |
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Lunar Module photographed ag
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Lunar Module photographed against lunarscape during Apollo 15 EVA |
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The Lunar Module (LM) "Falcon" is photographed against the barren lunarscape during the Apollo 15 lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA) at the Hadley-Apennine landing site. This view is looking southeast. The Apennine Front is in the left background, and Hadley Delta is in the right background. The object next to the flag is the Solar Wind Composition experiment. Last Crater is to the right of the LM. Note bootprints and tracks of the Lunar Roving Vehicle. The light spherical object at the top is a reflection in the lens of the camera. |
| Date |
07.31.1971 |
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Astronaut David Scott on slo
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Astronaut David Scott on slope of Hadley Delta during Apollo 15 EVA |
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Astronaut David R. Scott, mission commander, performs a task at the Lunar Roving Vehicle parked on the edge of Hadley Rille during the first Apollo 15 lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA-1). This photograph was taken by Astronaut James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, from the flank of St. George Crater. The view is looking north along the rille. |
| Date |
07.31.1971 |
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View of portion of "relative
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View of portion of "relatively fresh" crater as photographed by Apollo 15 |
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A close-up view of a portion of a rock-strewn "relatively fresh" crater, looking southeast, as photographed during the Apollo 15 lunar surface extravehicular activity at the Hadley-Apennine landing site. The Apennine Front is in the left background, and Hadley Delta is in the right background. |
| Date |
07.31.1971 |
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View of St. George crater an
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View of St. George crater and rille as seen by Apollo 15 |
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A view of of the St. George crater and rille as photographed by the Apollo 15 astronauts during their third extravehicular activity (EVA-3). |
| Date |
08.01.1971 |
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