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

The original database describes this as:

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