Close-up view of lunar soil and boot prints made by Apollo 14 crew
Summary
AS14-64-9127 (5-6 Feb. 1971) --- A close-up view of lunar soil, showing bootprints made by the Apollo 14 astronauts during extravehicular activity (EVA) on the lunar surface. Also visible are tracks made by the modularized equipment transporter (MET) and deployed gnomon. Astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr., commander, and Edgar D. Mitchell, lunar module pilot, descended in the Apollo 14 Lunar Module (LM) to explore the moon, while astronaut Stuart A. Roosa, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) in lunar orbit.
Tags
apollo 14
apollo project
extravehicular activity
footprints
lunar soil
lunar surface
tracks
johnson space center
apollo
apollo program
close up view
soil
boot
prints
boot prints
crew
high resolution
commander
command module pilot
module pilot
lunar module
service modules
astronauts alan
astronaut stuart
astronauts
equipment transporter
moon
moon landing
nasa
Date
06/02/1971
Source
NASA
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Copyright info
Public Domain Dedication (CC0)