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AS15-90-12273 - Apollo 15 - Apollo 15 Mission image - View of Craters Krieger and Wollaston

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Description: View northwestward across the Ocean of Storms (Oceanus Procellarum) at the north margin of the Aristarchus Plateau. Krieger Crater,near the lower edge of the photograph,has a rim broken in two places. Krieger B,approximately one-fifth the diameter of the larger crater,is centered just inside the rim. A prominent rile appears to emerge from the other break. Wollaston is the larger,raised rim crater in the left quadrent of the photograph. Image was taken during Revolution 63 of the Apollo 15 mission. Original film magazine was labeled PP,film type was 3401 - High Speed Black and White (HBW),60mm lens with a sun elevation of 11 degrees. Approximate Altitude was 121 km. Principal Point Latitude was 29.5N by Longitude 46.0W,with a camera tilt of 30 degrees and an azimuth of 345 degrees..

Subject Terms: Apollo 15 Flight, Moon (Planet)

Categories: Lunar Observations

Original: Film - 70MM B&W

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Apollo 15 - AS15-81-10869 through AS15M-2777

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apollo craters krieger craters krieger wollaston nasa moon surface moon landing moon mission apollo 15 ocean from orbit high resolution ultra high resolution degrees rim krieger crater rim crater on orbit apollo original film magazine mission image crater krieger b film type view northwestward film principal point latitude mission view oceanus procellarum aristarchus plateau two places original sun elevation approximate altitude camera tilt lunar observations apollo program space program 1970 s us national archives old magazines archive
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30/07/1971 - 02/08/1971
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label_outline Explore Aristarchus Plateau, Oceanus Procellarum, Krieger

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apollo craters krieger craters krieger wollaston nasa moon surface moon landing moon mission apollo 15 ocean from orbit high resolution ultra high resolution degrees rim krieger crater rim crater on orbit apollo original film magazine mission image crater krieger b film type view northwestward film principal point latitude mission view oceanus procellarum aristarchus plateau two places original sun elevation approximate altitude camera tilt lunar observations apollo program space program 1970 s us national archives old magazines archive