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a15_v_bw_o_n (AS15-85-11437)

"Astronaut David R. Scott, with tongs and gnomon in hand, studies a boulder on the slope of Hadley Delta during the Apollo 15 lunar surface Extravehicular Activity (EVA). The Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) or Rover is in right foreground. View is looking slightly south of west. “Bennett Hill” is at extreme right. Astronaut James B. Irwin took this photograph. Scott was Mission Commander, and Irwin served as Lunar Module Pilot. The pair descended together in the Apollo 15 Lunar Module to explore the Hadley-Apennine area while Astronaut Alfred M. Worden, Command Module Pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules in lunar orbit.”

 

From the ALSJ:

 

"This frame from Jim's Station 2 pan shows Dave examining the Station 2 boulder. In the foreground, we can see the back of the Rover. Note the orientation of the high-gain antenna. Also, a comparison with 11422

www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/AS15-85-11422HR.jpg

indicates that, while taking the pan on the sloping surface, he has unintentionally moved downhill."

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Uploaded on November 19, 2018