AS15-93-12602 - Apollo 15 - Apollo 15 Mission image - View of Craters Prinz, Aristarchus and Herodotus

The original database describes this as:

Description: View southwestward across Prinz, Aristarchus and Herodutus craters. The Prinz rilles (Rimae Prinz) are in the foreground; the Aristarchus rilles flow generally toward the camera from the Aristarchus Plateau in the background. Cobra Head and the upper end of Schroter's Valley are near the center of the upper margin. The extremely high albedo of the Aristarchus rays and halo is noteworthy. Original film magazine was labeled P,film type was S0368 (Color Exterior Ektachrome MS,color Reversal), 80mm lens with a sun elevation of 19 degrees. Approximate altitude was 108 km with a Principal Point Latitude 26.5 N by Longitude 45.0 W with a Camera Tilt of 60 degrees and an azimuth of 180 degrees.

Subject Terms: Apollo 15 Flight, Moon (Planet)

Categories: Lunar Observations

Original: Film - 70MM CT

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit
Apollo 15 - AS15-81-10869 through AS15M-2777