AS15-96-13017 - Apollo 15 - Apollo 15 Mission image - View central peak of Crater Tsiolkovsky
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- Created Date
- 1967-11-09/1972-12-19
- Description
The original database describes this as: Description: East end of the central peak of Tsiolkovsky Crater. In this near-vertical view, dark crater-floor deposits contrast sharply with the high-albedo rocks of the central peak. West is toward the top of the photograph. The clearly visible outcrop along the left-facing sheer wall, near the point of the peak, is the bedding the Command Module Pilot (CMP) described while in orbit. Image was taken during Revolution 34 of the Apollo 15 mission. Original film magazine was labeled Q,film type was S0368 (Color Exterior,Ektachrome color reversal),250mm lens with a sun elevation of 19 degrees. Approximate altitude was 116 km. Principal Point Latitude is 20.0 S by Longitude 130.0 E with a camera tilt of 0 degrees. Subject Terms: Apollo 15 Flight, Moon (Planet) Categories: Lunar Observations Original: Film - 70MM CT Interior_Exterior: Exterior Ground_Orbit: On-orbit
- Creator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. 2/17/1973
- Contributing Institution
- National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures
- Collection
- Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Photographs of the Apollo Space Program
Apollo 15 - AS15-81-10869 through AS15M-2777 - Type
- image
- Format
- Magnetic DiskMagnetic Disk: Hard DriveMagnetic Media
- Standardized Rights Statement
- No Copyright - In the United States:The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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- Chicago citation style
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. 2/17/1973. AS15-96-13017 - Apollo 15 - Apollo 15 Mission image - View central peak of Crater Tsiolkovsky. 1967-11-09/1972-12-19. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/16707941. (Accessed March 28, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. 2/17/1973, (1967-11-09/1972-12-19) AS15-96-13017 - Apollo 15 - Apollo 15 Mission image - View central peak of Crater Tsiolkovsky. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/16707941
- MLA citation style
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. 2/17/1973. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://catalog.archives.gov/id/16707941>.