Apollo 15 Panorama
Explanation:
On July 31, 1971,
Apollo 15 astronauts Jim Iwrin and Dave Scott
deployed
the first Lunar Roving Vehicle on the Moon.
Using it to explore their
Hadley-Apennine landing site
they spent nearly three days on the Moon while Al Worden
orbited above.
This digitally
stitched panorama shows Scott
examining a boulder on the slope of 3.5 kilometer high
Mons Hadley Delta
to the left of their electric-powered, four-wheel drive vehicle.
The sun at his back, Irwin casts the strong shadow to the rover's right.
The panoramic view extends farther right to the sunward direction, over
Hadley Rille and
lunar terrain, revealed in harsh, unfiltered sunlight.
In total, the rover traversed 28 kilometers (17 miles) on the
lunar surface.
The
Apollo
15 mission returned about 76 kilograms of moon rocks to planet Earth.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
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NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
