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AS15-95-12998 - Apollo 15 - Apollo 15 Mission image - View of Smyth's and Border Seas and Neper Crater

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Description: View of the Moon taken after transearth injection. This photograph shows the northeast quarter of the lunar scene visible in the early portion of the transearth coast. Smyth's Sea (Mare Smythii), at the bottom, and Border Sea (Mare Marginis), just below the middle, have been observed by most of the Apollo crews; but only the Apollo 15 astronauts photographed this area with a low Sun angle. Febray, the large crater near the hoizon at the upper left corner is centered near latitude 43.0 N, logitude 101.0 East. Original film magazine was labeled RR,film type was 3401 (High Speed Black and White),500mm lens. Principal Point Latitude is 15.5 N by Longitude 94.5 E.

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

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apollo smyth border seas border seas neper crater nasa moon surface moon landing moon mission apollo 15 high resolution ultra high resolution apollo crews on orbit apollo original film magazine view moon principal point latitude film type neper crater transearth injection transearth coast mare smythii mare marginis film mission image northeast quarter sun angle latitude original lunar observations apollo program space program 1970 s us national archives old magazines archive
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30/07/1971 - 02/08/1971
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The U.S. National Archives
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https://catalog.archives.gov/
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apollo smyth border seas border seas neper crater nasa moon surface moon landing moon mission apollo 15 high resolution ultra high resolution apollo crews on orbit apollo original film magazine view moon principal point latitude film type neper crater transearth injection transearth coast mare smythii mare marginis film mission image northeast quarter sun angle latitude original lunar observations apollo program space program 1970 s us national archives old magazines archive