AS15-85-11471 - Apollo 15 - Apollo 15 Mission image - View of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP)

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AS15-85-11471 - Apollo 15 - Apollo 15 Mission image - View of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP)

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Description: Astronaut David R. Scott,mission commander,drives the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) near the Lunar Module (LM). Material can be seen dropping from the front and rear wheels. The Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) is deployed between the LRV and Hill 305 on the horizon. The solar wind composition experiment appears in the background between the television camera and the antenna mast. The photo was taken during the first Extravehicular Activity (EVA 1) of the Apollo 15 mission. Original film magazine was labeled LL,film type was 3401 (High Speed Black and White),60mm lens with a sun elevation of 21 degrees.

Subject Terms: Apollo 15 Flight, Moon (Planet), Spaceborne Experiments, Astronauts, Lunar Roving Vehicles

Categories: EVA

Date: 7/31/1971 0:00

Original: Film - 70MM B&W

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: Ground
Apollo 15 - AS15-81-10869 through AS15M-2777

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30/07/1971 - 02/08/1971
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