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Map - Lunar Samples, NASA Apollo program

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S70-28115 (January 1970) --- This overlay map of terrain on the lunar nearside shows the area of the landing site of the upcoming Apollo 13 mission, in relation to two previous NASA landings. The proposed Apollo 13 landing site is located in the highlands north of Fra Mauro. The coordinates of the planned site are 17.550 degrees west longitude and 3.617 degrees south latitude. The landing site of the Apollo 12 mission, which was highlighted by a lunar landing on Nov. 19, 1969, is located approximately 105 nautical miles west of the Apollo 13 site. The landing site of the unmanned Ranger 7 space vehicle, which impacted on the moon on July 31, 1964, at 10.74 degrees south latitude and 20.7 degrees west longitude, is approximately 130 nautical miles south-southwest of the Apollo 13 site, and approximately 140 nautical miles south-southeast of the Apollo 12 site.

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johnson space center apollo apollo program map lunar samples high resolution site degrees west longitude degrees mission latitude miles south southwest miles south southeast overlay map lunar samples nasa landings fra mauro space vehicle maps plan settlement nasa
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18/12/1970
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label_outline Explore Miles South Southwest, Lunar Samples, Fra Mauro

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johnson space center apollo apollo program map lunar samples high resolution site degrees west longitude degrees mission latitude miles south southwest miles south southeast overlay map lunar samples nasa landings fra mauro space vehicle maps plan settlement nasa