Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Apollo Site Pictures from Lunar Orbit

~The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has been orbiting the Moon since 2009, creating detailed maps of the lunar surface.  NASA recently released several images showing the landing sites from Apollo 12, 14, and 17.  Here’s one showing the Apollo 17 site:

 

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^ “The Apollo 17 landing site: To the far right, the Lunar Roving Vehicle; Toward the center, the descent stage of the Challenger lunar module. The lines are tracks and cables.”

Click on the above image for a larger view, or see more of the images here.  Or explore the surface of the moon with Google Moon!

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