The Apollo 15 lunar module (LM) landed on the mare surface of Palus Putredinis on the eastern edge of the Imbrium Basin. The site is between the Apennine Mountain front and Hadley Rille. The objectives of the mission, in order of decreasing priority, were description and sampling of three major geologic features-the Apennine Front, Hadley Rille, and the mare. The greater number of periods of extravehicular activity (EVA) and the mobility provided by the lunar roving vehicle (ROVER) allowed much more geologic information to be obtained from a much larger area than those explored by previous Apollo crews. A total of 5 hours was spent at traverse station stops, and the astronauts transmitted excellent descriptions of the lunar surface while in transit between stations.


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    Titel :

    Preliminary geologic investigation of the Apollo 15 landing site


    Beteiligte:
    Swann, G. A. (Autor:in) / Bailey, N. G. (Autor:in) / Batson, R. M. (Autor:in) / Freeman, V. L. (Autor:in) / Hait, M. H. (Autor:in) / Head, J. W. (Autor:in) / Holt, H. E. (Autor:in) / Howard, K. A. (Autor:in) / Irwin, J. B. (Autor:in) / Larson, K. B. (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1972-01-01


    Medientyp :

    Sonstige


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :


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