Apollo 15 Eva 1

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Apollo 15 Eva 1

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Eric Glaser

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Photograph - Film Photography

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"Apollo 15 EVA 1"

Apollo 15 (July 26 – August 7, 1971) was the ninth crewed mission in the United States' Apollo program and the fourth to land on the Moon. It was the first J mission, with a longer stay on the Moon and a greater focus on science than earlier landings. Apollo 15 saw the first use of the Lunar Roving Vehicle.

Commander: David Scott
Lunar Module Pilot: James Irwin
Command Module Pilot: Alfred Worden

From the Apollo 15 Map and Image Library:

"125:45:12 This excellent picture is the last one that Dave took at the end of EVA-1. He has moved around to a position in the LM shadow southwest of the Rover. A detail shows Jim and the Rover. Mt. Hadley, in all its glory, is in the background. On the back of the Rover we can see two SCBs mounted on the gate; and, also, the rake, both pairs of tongs, the extension handle, probably with the scoop attached, and the penetrometer. Note that the TV camera is pointed down, in the stowed position.As can be seen in a labeled detail ( ) from Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap LTO41B4 Mt. Hadley's summit is 4100 m above the LM and at a distance of 20 km. The distant, bright summit immediately to the right of Mt. Hadley is about the same height but is 33 km from the LM. A comparison of details from 11603 and AS15-92-12424, which Dave took while Jim was digging the Station 8 trench, shows the tape job Dave did during EVA-2 preps to secure Jim's broken antenna to the top of his OPS."

Image Credit: NASA

This image is adapted from NASA image AS15-86-11603.

Additional image editing by Eric Glaser

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