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a14_v_c_o_AKP (unnumbered, AS14-66-9305 eq)

A stunning view of Apollo 14 Lunar Module Antares. Some detail of the Cone Crater ridge is visible, along with the United States Flag, S-Band antenna, LM ladder, and the LRRR in the west footpad. Note also the TV cable emerging from the left side of the MESA.

 

And/or the "official" NASA write-up:

 

A front view of the Apollo 14 Lunar Module (LM), which reflects a circular flare caused by the brilliant sun, as seen by the two moon-exploring crew men (out of frame) of the Apollo 14 lunar landing mission during their first extravehicular activity (EVA). The unusual ball of light was said by the astronauts to have a jewel-like appearance. In the left background Cone Crater can be seen. In the left foreground are the erectable S-Band antenna and the United States flag. Astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr., commander, and Edgar D. Mitchell, lunar module pilot, descended in the LM, while astronaut Stuart A. Roosa, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) in lunar orbit.

 

spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/apollo/apollo14/html/...

 

www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/images/print/AS14/66/09...

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