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View of crater Tsiolkovsky on lunar farside as photographed by Apollo 15

1971-08-25

NASA

NASA
Washington, DC, United States

S71-44670 (31 July 1971) --- A near vertical view of the crater Tsiolkovsky on the lunar farside, as photographed by the Fairchild metric camera in the Scientific Instrument Module (SIM) bay of the Apollo 15 Command and Service Modules (CSM) 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 (90 statute miles) across. The three-inch mapping camera was one of eight lunar orbital science experiments mounted in the SIM bay.

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  • Title: View of crater Tsiolkovsky on lunar farside as photographed by Apollo 15
  • Date Created: 1971-08-25
  • Rights: JSC
  • Album: rlobrie1

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