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Apollo 8 Mission image,Target of Opportunity (T/O) 12

Apollo 8 Mission image,Target of Opportunity (T/O) 12

AS08-13-2244 (21-27 Dec. 1968) --- This Apollo 8 view of the lunar surface looks southward at 162 degrees west longitude, showing rugged terrain that is characteristic of the lunar farside hemisphere. Hold pict... More

Apollo 8 Mission image, Moon, fairside

Apollo 8 Mission image, Moon, fairside

AS08-14-2453 (21-27 Dec. 1968) --- After inserting into lunar orbit, the Apollo 8 astronauts looked down on rugged terrain never before seen by man. This scene is typical of farside terrain illuminated by a sun... More

View of lunar surface taken from Apollo 8 spacecraft

View of lunar surface taken from Apollo 8 spacecraft

AS08-12-2052 (21-27 Dec. 1968) --- This near-vertical photograph from the Apollo 8 spacecraft covers an area of approximately 50 x 50 statute miles within a 250-statute-miles-in-diameter crater on the lunar far... More

View of lunar surface taken from Apollo 8 spacecraft

View of lunar surface taken from Apollo 8 spacecraft

AS08-12-2192 (21-27 Dec. 1968) --- View of the lunar surface taken from the Apollo 8 spacecraft looking southward from high altitude across the Southern Sea. (Hold picture with AS8 number in upper right corner)... More

Apollo 8 Mission image, Earth over the horizon of the moon

Apollo 8 Mission image, Earth over the horizon of the moon

AS08-14-2383 (24 Dec. 1968) --- The rising Earth is about five degrees above the lunar horizon in this telephoto view taken from the Apollo 8 spacecraft near 110 degrees east longitude. The horizon, about 570 k... More

Oblique view of the lunar surface taken from Apollo 8 spacecraft

Oblique view of the lunar surface taken from Apollo 8 spacecraft

AS08-17-2814 (21-27 Dec. 1968) --- This oblique view of the lunar surface taken from the Apollo 8 spacecraft looking westward across the Sea of Fertility into the Sea of Tranquility shows the terrain the astron... More

Near vertical view of lunar farside taken from Apollo 8 spacecraft

Near vertical view of lunar farside taken from Apollo 8 spacecraft

AS8-17-2704 (21-27 Dec. 1968) --- Near vertical view of the lunar farside as photographed from the Apollo 8 spacecraft. This crater, which is about 22 statute miles in diameter, is located at 167 degrees east l... More

High altitude view of lunar surface taken from Apollo 8 spacecraft

High altitude view of lunar surface taken from Apollo 8 spacecraft

AS08-12-2193 (21-27 Dec. 1968) --- View of the lunar surface taken from the Apollo 8 spacecraft looking southward from high altitude across the Southern Sea. (Hold picture with AS8 number in upper right corner)... More

Oblique view of lunar surface taken from Apollo 8 spacecraft

Oblique view of lunar surface taken from Apollo 8 spacecraft

AS8-17-2744 (21-27 Dec. 1968) --- Oblique view of the lunar surface taken from the Apollo 8 spacecraft looking westward showing typical lunar farside terrain. (HOLD PICTURE SO THAT DARK IRREGULAR AREA SURROUNDE... More

View of Goclenius and other craters

View of Goclenius and other craters

AS08-13-2225 (21-27 Dec. 1968) --- This photograph was taken from the Apollo 8 spacecraft with long-focal length lens, looking south at the large crater Goclenius, which is in foreground. Hold picture with Gocl... More

Oblique photograph looking northwest into Sea of Tranquility

Oblique photograph looking northwest into Sea of Tranquility

AS08-13-2344 (21-27 Dec. 1968) --- This oblique photograph looks generally northwest from the Apollo 8 spacecraft into the Sea of Tranquility. (HOLD PICTURE WITH LARGE TRIANGLE FORMED BY DARK SKY AT UPPER LEFT)... More

Apollo 10 photograph of lunar nearside with crater Hyginus near Central Bay

Apollo 10 photograph of lunar nearside with crater Hyginus near Centra...

AS10-31-4650 (18-26 May 1969) --- This Apollo 10 oblique telephoto view of the lunar nearside is centered on the crater Hyginus located at 6.3 degrees north latitude, near the northeast margin of Central Bay. H... More

Apollo 10 view across Apollo Landing Site 3 in the Central Bay

Apollo 10 view across Apollo Landing Site 3 in the Central Bay

AS10-27-3907 (18-26 May 1969) --- Apollo 10 westward view across Apollo Landing Site 3 in the Central Bay. Apollo Landing Site 3 is in the middle distance at the left margin of the pronounced ridge in the left ... More

Apollo 10 Mission image - Crater Schmidt

Apollo 10 Mission image - Crater Schmidt

AS10-34-5162 (18-26 May 1969) --- An Apollo 10 view of crater Schmidt which is located at the western edge of the Sea of Tranquility. Schmidt, which has a diameter of 7 statute miles, is also located just south... More

Apollo 10 northwestward view of Triesnecker crater

Apollo 10 northwestward view of Triesnecker crater

AS10-32-4819 (18-26 May 1969) --- An Apollo 10 northwestward oblique view of Triesnecker crater, centered near 3.6 degrees east longitude, and 4 degrees north latitude. HOLD PICTURE WITH SKY AT UPPER RIGHT. Thi... More

Apollo 10 southwest view of Censorinus crater

Apollo 10 southwest view of Censorinus crater

AS10-32-4845 (18-26 May 1969) --- An Apollo 10 southwest oblique view of the crater Censorinus which is located in the highland terrain bordering the Sea of Tranquility. HOLD PICUTRE WITH WINDOW FRAME AT LOWER ... More

Apollo 10 view across Apollo Landing Site 3 in the Central Bay

Apollo 10 view across Apollo Landing Site 3 in the Central Bay

AS10-27-3908 (18-26 May 1969) --- An Apollo 10 photograph of the lunar nearside looking westward across Apollo Landing Site 3 in Central Bay. Bruce, the prominent crater in the lower right corner, is about 3.7 ... More

Apollo 10 Command/Service Modules seen from Lunar Module after separation

Apollo 10 Command/Service Modules seen from Lunar Module after separat...

AS10-27-3873 (22 May 1969) --- The Apollo 10 Command and Service Modules (CSM) are photographed from the Lunar Module (LM) after CSM/LM separation in lunar orbit. The CSM was about 175 statute miles east of Smy... More

Apollo 11 oblique view of lunar farside

Apollo 11 oblique view of lunar farside

AS11-43-6439 (July 1969) --- An Apollo 11 oblique view of the lunar farside. The linear group of small craters is located within the large International Astronomical Union crater No. IX, and is centered at 139... More

Oblique view of crater Theophilus at northwest edge of Sea of Nectar

Oblique view of crater Theophilus at northwest edge of Sea of Nectar

AS11-42-6237 (20 July 1969) --- An Apollo 11 oblique view of the large crater Theophilus located at the northwest edge of the Sea of Nectar on the lunar nearside. Theophilus is about 60 statute miles in diamete... More

Oblique view of lunar farside photographed from orbit looking southwest

Oblique view of lunar farside photographed from orbit looking southwes...

AS11-44-6609 (16-24 July 1969) --- An oblique of the Crater Daedalus on the lunar farside as seen from the Apollo 11 spacecraft in lunar orbit. The view looks southwest. Daedalus (formerly referred to as I.A.U.... More

Apollo 11 oblique view of lunar farside

Apollo 11 oblique view of lunar farside

AS11-43-6422 (July 1969) --- An Apollo 11 oblique view of the lunar farside. These two odd-shaped craters are located midway between International Astronomical Union craters 218 and 220, and are centered at 15... More

Oblique view of lunar farside in area of IAU crater no. 312

Oblique view of lunar farside in area of IAU crater no. 312

AS11-42-6248 (July 1969) --- An Apollo 11 oblique view of the lunar farside in the area of International Astronomical Union crater No. 312, which is about 30 statute miles in diameter. The center of the photog... More

AS08-14-2383 - Apollo 8 - Apollo 8 Mission image, Earth over the horizon of the moon

AS08-14-2383 - Apollo 8 - Apollo 8 Mission image, Earth over the horiz...

The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo 8, the rising Earth is about five degrees above the lunar horizon in this telephoto view taken from the Apollo 8 spacecraft near 110 degrees east lo... More

AS10-27-3873 - Apollo 10 - Apollo 10 Mission image - Lunar Module, Flyby Sequence

AS10-27-3873 - Apollo 10 - Apollo 10 Mission image - Lunar Module, Fly...

The original database describes this as: Description: The Apollo 10 Command and Service Modules (CSM) are photographed from the Lunar Module (LM) after CSM/LM separation in lunar orbit. The CSM was about 175 s... More

Irwin Loads-up the Rover. NASA public domain image colelction.

Irwin Loads-up the Rover. NASA public domain image colelction.

Apollo 15 Lunar Module pilot James B. Irwin loads-up the "Rover", Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) with tools and equipment in preparation for the first lunar extravehicular activity (EVA-1) at the Hadley-Apennine la... More

AS15-88-11902 - Apollo 15 - Apollo 15 Mission image - Panoramic of LRV final location, LRV in view

AS15-88-11902 - Apollo 15 - Apollo 15 Mission image - Panoramic of LRV...

The original database describes this as: Description: The Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) is photographed alone against the desolate lunar background during the third Apollo 15 lunar surface extravehicular activity... More

AS15-86-11601 - Apollo 15 - Apollo 15 Mission image - Lunar Module (LM) and Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV)

AS15-86-11601 - Apollo 15 - Apollo 15 Mission image - Lunar Module (LM...

The original database describes this as: Description: Astronaut James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, works at the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) during the first Apollo 15 lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA... More

AS15-88-11901 - Apollo 15 - Apollo 15 Mission image - Panoramic of LRV final location, LRV in view

AS15-88-11901 - Apollo 15 - Apollo 15 Mission image - Panoramic of LRV...

The original database describes this as: Description: The Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) is photographed alone against the desolate lunar background during the third Apollo 15 lunar surface extravehicular activity... More

Astronaut James Irwin gives salute beside U.S. flag during EVA

Astronaut James Irwin gives salute beside U.S. flag during EVA

AS15-88-11866 (1 Aug. 1971) --- Astronaut James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, gives a military salute while standing beside the deployed United States flag during the Apollo 15 lunar surface extravehicular acti... More

Lunar Roving Vehicle photographed against lunar background during EVA

Lunar Roving Vehicle photographed against lunar background during EVA

AS15-88-11901 (31 July-2 Aug. 1971) --- The Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) is photographed alone against the desolate lunar background during the third Apollo 15 lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA) at the H... More

Telephoto view across Hadley Rille photographed during Apollo 15 EVA

Telephoto view across Hadley Rille photographed during Apollo 15 EVA

AS15-89-12100 (2 Aug. 1971) --- A telephoto lens view looking across Hadley Rille, photographed during the third Apollo 15 lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA) at the Hadley-Apennine landing site on the ... More

View of Schroeter's Valley and crater Aristarchus photographed by Apollo 15

View of Schroeter's Valley and crater Aristarchus photographed by Apol...

S71-44666 (31 July-2 Aug. 1971) --- An oblique view of Schroeter's Valley and the crater Aristarchus, as photographed by the Fairchild metric camera in the Scientific Instrumentation Module (SIM) bay of the Apo... More

View of crater Humboldt as photographed by Apollo 15

View of crater Humboldt as photographed by Apollo 15

S71-44668 (31 July-2 Aug. 1971) --- An oblique view of the crater Humboldt, as photographed by the Fairchild metric camera in the Scientific Instrument Module (SIM) bay of the Apollo 15 Command and Service Modu... More

View of Hadley-Apennine area, looking north, photographed by Apollo 15

View of Hadley-Apennine area, looking north, photographed by Apollo 15

S71-44667 (31 July-2 Aug. 1971) --- An oblique view of the Hadley-Apennine area, looking north, as photographed by the Fairchild metric camera in the Scientific Instrumentation Module (SIM) bay of the Apollo 15... More

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

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

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 Co... More

View of crater Proclus on lunar nearside as photographed by Apollo 15

View of crater Proclus on lunar nearside as photographed by Apollo 15

S71-44669 (31 July-2 Aug. 1971) --- An oblique view of the rayed crater Proclus on the lunar nearside, as photographed by the Fairchild metric camera in the SIM bay of the Apollo 15 Command and Service Modules ... More