On Apollo 16, the command module pilot made observations of particular surface features and processes to complement photographic and other remotely sensed data. Emphasis was placed on geological problems that required the extreme dynamic range and color sensitivities of the human eye; repetitive observations of varying sun angles and viewing directions; and, in some cases, on-the-scene interpretations. Visual observations and impressions recorded during the mission verified the effectiveness of the hardware and techniques used. The orbiting observer functioned both as a sensor, in otherwise inaccessible areas such as earthshine and shadows, and as a designator of potentially significant data that were acquired on the photographic record.
Observations and impressions from lunar orbit
1972-01-01
Miscellaneous
No indication
English
Geological observations from lunar orbit
NTRS | 1973
|Visual observations from lunar orbit, part A
NTRS | 1972
|Lunar resource surveys from orbit
NTRS | 1977
|A conferee's observations and impressions
NTRS | 1967
|Lunar resource surveys from orbit
AIAA | 1977
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