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

The original database describes this as:

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