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Roving Hills
Title 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
Irwin Loads-up the Rover
Title Irwin Loads-up the Rover
Full Description 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
Moon Mare and Montes
Title Moon Mare and Montes
Explanation 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.
Lunar Module photographed ag …
Title Lunar Module photographed against lunarscape during Apollo 15 EVA
Description 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
Astronaut David Scott on slo …
Title Astronaut David Scott on slope of Hadley Delta during Apollo 15 EVA
Description 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
View of portion of "relative …
Title View of portion of "relatively fresh" crater as photographed by Apollo 15
Description 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
View of St. George crater an …
Title View of St. George crater and rille as seen by Apollo 15
Description 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
Astronaut David Scott on slo …
Title Astronaut David Scott on slope of Hadley Delta during Apollo 15 EVA
Description 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 Taken 1971-07-31
Astronaut James Irwin works …
Title Astronaut James Irwin works at Lunar Roving Vehicle during Apollo 15 EVA
Description Astronaut James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, works at the Lunar Roving Vehicle during the first Apollo 15 lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA-1) at the Hadley-Apennine landing site. A portion of the Lunar Module "Falcon" is on the left. The undeployed Laser Ranging Retro Reflector (LR-3) lies atop the LM's MOdulear 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. This photograph was taken by Astronaut David R. Scott, Apollo 15 commander.
Date Taken 1971-07-31
Lunar Module photographed ag …
Title Lunar Module photographed against lunarscape during Apollo 15 EVA
Description 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 Taken 1971-07-31
View of portion of "relative …
Title View of portion of "relatively fresh" crater as photographed by Apollo 15
Description 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 Taken 1971-07-31
View of St. George crater an …
Title View of St. George crater and rille as seen by Apollo 15
Description 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 Taken 1971-08-01
View of crater Posidonius at …
Title View of crater Posidonius at edge of Sea of Serenity seen by Apollo 15
Description An oblique view of a portion of the large crater Posidonius at the northeastern edge of the Sea of Serenity, as photographed from the Apollo 15 spacecraft in lunar orbit. Posidonius P is in the corner of the picture. The much smaller crater nearby is Posidonius F. The crater inside Posidonius is Posidonius A. Rima Posidonius II extends along inside Posidonius. The diamter of Posidonius is approximately 100 kilometers (about 62 statute miles). Posidonius is partly filled and the rim partly covered with mare material. This view is looking northwestward.
Date Taken 1971-08-01
Astronaut James Irwin keeps …
Title Astronaut James Irwin keeps Lunar Roving Vehicle from sliding downhill
Description Astronaut James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, holds the Lunar Roving Vehicle from sliding downhill during the second Apollo 15 lunar surface extravehicular activity. Apparently, both of the Rover's rear wheels are off the ground. The Rover was parked facing downhill on a 15 to 20 degree slope. Astronaut David R. Scott, commander, took this photograph. Scott was performing other tasks while Irwin held the Rover. They were parked at a "fresh" crater on the Apennine Front (Hadley Delta Mountain) slope. In the foreground a lunar rake lies atop a mound.
Date Taken 1971-08-01
Apollo 15 lunar sample no. 1 …
Title Apollo 15 lunar sample no. 15415 during second EVA
Description This view, photographed during the second Apollo 15 extravehicular activity (EVA-2) on Aug. 1, 1971, documents the white anorthositic rock, Officially designated as sample no. 15415 on the lunar surface. The rock sits atop the near corner of the crusty "pedestal" rock near the gnomon. Astronaut David R. Scott, commander, took this photograph soon after he and Astronaut James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, cmae across the white rock near Spur Crater, Station 7, on the Apennine Front.
Date Taken 1971-08-01
View of crater Tsiolkovsky i …
Title View of crater Tsiolkovsky in highlands on lunar farside as seen by Apollo 15
Description A view of a portion of the crater Tsiolkovsky in the highlands on the lunar farside, as photographed from lunar orbit by Astronaut Alfred M. Worden in the Apollo 15 Command/Service Module. Note the dark, flat crater floor surrounding the very prominent central mountains. The mountains are in the northeastern corner of the photograph. The other upland area comprises part of the southwestern edge of the crater.
Date Taken 1971-08-01
Oblique view of lunar nearsi …
Title Oblique view of lunar nearside near northeast edge of Ocean of Storms
Description An oblique view of a portion of the lunar nearside located near the northeast edge of Ocean of Storms (Oceanus Procellarum), photographed from the Apollo 15 spacecraft in lunar orbit, showing the bright apearing crater Aristarchus on the left, the Crater Merodotus on the right, and Schroter's Valley at lower right. This view is looking southward. The head of Schroter's Valley, a sinuous rille in the Aristarchus Plateau, is called Cobra Head. The coordinates of the center of Aristarchus crater are 47.5 degrees west longitude and 23.6 degrees north latitude.
Date Taken 1971-07-31
View of crater Tsiolkovsky i …
Title View of crater Tsiolkovsky in highlands on lunar farside as seen by Apollo 15
Description A view of the flow structure on the rim and edge of the crater Tsiolkovsky in the highlands on the lunar farside, as photographed from lunar orbit by Astronaut Alfred M. Worden in the Apollo 15 Command/Service Module. Note the scarp at the edge of the flow and elongated grooves on the flow surface.
Date Taken 1971-08-01
Apollo 15 crewmen riding lun …
Title Apollo 15 crewmen riding lunar roving vehicle simulator during geology trip
Description Two Apollo 15 crewmen, riding a lunar roving vehicle simulator during geology training at the Cinder Lake crater field in Arizona. Astronaut David R. Scott, Apollo 15 commander, is seated in the background, and to Scott's right is Astronaut James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot. They have stopped at the rim of a 30-foot crater to look over the terrain. The simulator, called "Grover" was built by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Date Taken 1970-11-02
Lunar orbiter photograph sho …
Title Lunar orbiter photograph showing LRV traverse routes overlaid on landing site
Description An enlarged Lunar Orbiter photograph showing the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) traverse routes overlaid on the Hadley-Apennine landing site. Apollo 15 is to land at the point labeled "site", and a comparison of Apollo 14 crater sizes with those of Apollo 15 is included, also.
Date Taken 1971-06-27
View of crater Humboldt as p …
Title View of crater Humboldt as photographed by Apollo 15
Description An oblique view of the crater Humboldt as photographed by the Fairchild metric camera in the SIM bay of the Apollo 15 Command/Service Module in lunar orbit. Humboldt, which is 200 kilometers, (124 statute miles) in diameter, is located at 81 degrees east longitude and 27 degrees south latitude.
Date Taken 1971-08-25
View of crater Paracelsus on …
Title View of crater Paracelsus on lunar farside as photographed by Apollo 15
Description A near vertical view of the crater Paracelsus (formerly called I.A.U. crater 365) on the lunar farside, as photographed by the Fairchild metric camera in the SIM bay of the Apollo 15 Command/Service Module in lunar orbit. Note mountain peak in center of Paracelsus. The coordinates of the center of Paracelsus are 163 degrees east longitude and 23 degrees south latitude. The second largest crater in the picture is identified as number 364 by the I.A.U.
Date Taken 1971-08-25
Apollo 15 EVA panorama
Title Apollo 15 EVA panorama
Description Mosaic photographs which compose a 360-degree panoramic view of the Apollo 15 Hadley-Apennine landing site, taken near the close of the third lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA) by Astronauts David Scott and James Irwin. This group of photographs was designated the Rover "RIP" Pan because the Lunar Roving Vehicle was parked in its final position prior to the two crewmen returning to the Lunar Module. The astronaut taking the pan was standing 325 feet east of the Lunar Module (LM). This mosaic covers a field of view from about souteast to about west-northwest. Visible on the horizon from left to right are: Silver Spur on the Apennine Front, Hadley Delta Mountain and St. George Crater, Bennett Hill, and the LM.
Date Taken 1971-08-02
View of crater Tsiolkovsky o …
Title View of crater Tsiolkovsky on lunar farside as photographed by Apollo 15
Description A near vertical view of the crater Tsiolkovsky on the lunar farside, as photographed by the Fairchild metric camera in the SIM bay of the Apollo 15 Command/Service Module in lunar orbit. This view is looking northerly. The coordinates of the crater's central peaks are 128 degrees east longitude and 20 degrees south latitude. The mare area measured from east to west is approximately 145 kilometers (about 90 statute miles) across.
Date Taken 1971-08-25
View of crater Proclus on lu …
Title View of crater Proclus on lunar nearside as photographed by Apollo 15
Description An oblique view of the crater Proclus on the lunar nearside, as photographed by the Fairchild metric camera in the SIM bay of the Apollo 15 Command/Service Module in lunar orbit. This view is looking north. The Sea of Crisis is at upper right. Proclus, which is 28 kilometers (16.58 statute miles) in diameter, is located at 47 degrees east longitude and 16 degrees north latitude. The Marsh of Sleep is at lower left. A small portion of the Sea of Tranquility can be seen at upper left. The crater Macrobius is located at upper left.
Date Taken 1971-08-25
View of Hadley-Apennine area …
Title View of Hadley-Apennine area, looking north, photographed by Apollo 15
Description An oblique view of the Hadley-Apennine area, looking north, as photographed by the Fairchild metric camera in the SIM bay of the Apollo 15 Command/Service Module in lunar orbit. Hadley Rille meanders through the lower center of the picture. The Apennine Mountains are at lower right. The Apollo 15 Lunar Module touchdown point is on the east side of the "chicken beak" of Hadley Rille. The Caucasus Mountains are at upper right. The dark mare area at the extreme upper right is a portion of the Sea of Serenity. The Marsh of Decay is at lower left. The large crater near the horizon is Aristillus, which is about 55 kilometers (34.18 statute miles) in diameter. The crater just to the south of Aristillus is Autolycus, which is about 40 kilometers (35 statute miles) in diameter. The crater Cassini is barely visible on the horizon at upper right.
Date Taken 1971-08-25
Apollo 15 Lunar Module Windo …
Title Apollo 15 Lunar Module Window Mosaic
Description A photographic mosaic showing a portion of the Apollo 15 Hadley-Apennine landing site with a field of view from about south-southwest to about north-northwest. The photographs were taken from the windows of the Lunar Module which was resting on the lunar surface facing west. Note bootprints and tracks of the Lunar Roving Vehicle in the foreground. Visible on the horizon from left to right are: Hadley Delta Mountain and St. George Crater, Bennett Hill, and Hill 305, with the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiment Package (ALSEP) equipment deployed in front of it.
Date Taken 1971-08-02
View of Schroeter's Valley a …
Title View of Schroeter's Valley and crater Aristarchus photographed by Apollo 15
Description An oblique view of Schroeter's Valley and the crater Aristarchus, as photographed by the Fairchild metric camera in the SIM bay of the Apollo 15 Command/Service Module in lunar orbit. This view is looking south. The large, bright-appearing crater to the left of the head of meandering Schroeter's Valley is Aristarchus, the center of which is located at 48 degrees west longitude and 24 degrees north latitude. The crater Aristarchus is approximately 35 kilometers (about 21.75 statute miles) in diameter. The head of Schroeter's Valley, a sinuous rille in the Aristarchus Plateau in the Ocean of Storms, is called Cobra Head. Herodotus is the crater just above and to the right of Cobra Head in upper center.
Date Taken 1971-08-25
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