AS15-87-11847 - Apollo 15 - Apollo 15 Mission image - Panoramic view of Station 8 ALSEP, SWS, CDR, Drill and Mt. Hadley

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AS15-87-11847 - Apollo 15 - Apollo 15 Mission image - Panoramic view of Station 8 ALSEP, SWS, CDR, Drill and Mt. Hadley

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Description: Astronaut David R. Scott, mission commander, places the Apollo Lunar Surface drill on the surface in preparation for adding additional core stems. The rack with core and bore stems is to his right and the solar wind spectrometer is in the foreground; the tapelike ribbons are cables that connect the central station to the individual Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) experiments. Image was taken during the second Extravehicular Activity (EVA 2) of the Apollo 15 mission. Original film magazine was labeled KK, film type was S0168 (High Speed Color Exterior or Color Interior Ektachrome EF - High speed color reversal), 60mm lens with a sun elevation of 32 degrees.

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

Categories: EVA

Original: Film - 70MM CT

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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The U.S. National Archives
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