Apollo 15 Map and Image Library

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Scans by Kipp Teague unless otherwise noted.

Anaglyphs in the image libraries created from sequential panorama frames by the ALSJ editor exist only because of Yuri Krasilnikov's willingness to teach me the art. Whatever value the anaglyphs have is due to Yuri's insights and guidance. Flaws are my doing. Briefly, panorama stitching software Hugin is used to create both non-stereo pan assemblies and remapped versions of the images. The latter are then made into anaglyphs using GIMP. The individual remapped images are linked from the corresponding Library entries for the original frames. The remapped images can be used to create stereo views using other methods.

For those interested in the subject of Apollo Photography and the Color of the Moon, see a brief discussion written for the ALSJ by Michael Light.

Journal Contributor Paul White has made detailed comparisons of cloud patterns seen in a large number of Apollo images with imagery taken at close to the same time by various meteorlogical satellites.

This Apollo 15 Image Library contains all of the pictures taken on the lunar surface by the astronauts together with pictures from pre-flight training and pictures of equipment and the flight hardware. High-resolution version of many of the lunar surface images are included. A source for both thumbnail and low -resolution versions of the lunar surface images is a website compiled by Paul Spudis and colleagues at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston.

Sections:

• Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera Images
• Landing Site Maps/Images
• Assembled Panoramas
• Anaglyphs (reb-blue stereo)
• Crew and Equipment Pre-Flight
• Vehicle Assembly, Transport, and Checkout on the Launch Pad
• Saturn V Launch
• Mission Support Photos
• Mission Photos by Magazine Number
• Magazine 81/QQ (B&W) Orbital
• Magazine 82/SS (B&W) EVA-3
• Magazine 84/MM (B&W) 500mm: SEVA, EVA-1 and 2
• Magazine 85/LL (B&W) SEVA, pre-EVA-1, EVA-1 and 2
• Magazine 86/NN (Color) EVA-1 and 2
• Magazine 87/KK (Color) SEVA and EVA-2
• Magazine 88/TT (Color) EVA-3
• Magazine 89/WW (B&W) 500mm EVA-3
• Magazine 90/PP (B&W) EVA-2
• Magazine 91/M (Color) Translunar Coast
• Magazine 92/OO (B&W) EVA-2
• Magazine 93/P (Color) Lunar Orbit
• Magazine 94/S (B&W) Lunar Orbit
• Magazine 95/RR (B&W) Lunar Orbit; Transearth Coast
• Magazine 96/Q (Color) Lunar Orbit
• Magazine 97/O (Color) Lunar Orbit
• Magazine 98/R (B&W) Lunar Orbit
• Magazine 99/N (B&W) Earth Orbit; translunar Coast
• Recovery and Post-Flight Photos
• Mission Report Figures
• Preliminary Science Report Figures

Red-Blue Anaglyph of the ALSEP, LM, LRV (0.3 Mb

Patrick Vantuyne has combined M119829425L and M119822622L. The separation exaggerates crater depths. In a black-and-white detail from Dave's color SEVA pan, Index Crater in the foreground to the right of up-Sun. The pan was taken starting at about 106:58:27, which was about 0033 UTC on 31 July 1971. At that time, the solar elevation and azimuth were 13.1 and 96.6. The eastern rim of the crater did not cast a shadow at that time, indicating that the inner eastern wall is shallower than 13.1 degrees. Another LROC image, M131623862L, was taken 2156 UTC on 19 June 2010 when the solar elevation was 8.4 degrees. At that time, the eastern half of the crater was nearly filled with shadow, indicating that the inner slope is close to 8.4 degrees. Note that the western rims of some of the small, sharp-rimmed craters within the eastern half of Index are sun lit, another indication that the solar elevation is close to the inner slope.

This labelled image was downloaded from the LROC site. The lateral extend is about 28 km. It was taken with the spacecraft tilted up 58 degrees from straightdown

30 October 2009 19:55:49 UTC; image M111571816R; Solar El/Az 51.5/131.5; Full-image center Lat/Long 26.06/3.56; sub-LRO Lat/Long 26.06/4.01; LRO altitude 47 km, resolution 0.52 m/pixel ( 45 Mb )

See, also, a labeled version ( 47 Mb ) with the Station 10 pinned down by triangulation of objects on the far wall of the rille identified by comparison between the LROC images and the 500-mm Hasselblad sequences Dave Scott took from Station 10.

13 July 2009 12:46:39 UTC; image M102128467L; Solar El/Az 10.8/264.9; Full-image center Lat/Long 26.01/3.48; sub-LRO Lat/Long 26.01/4.84; LRO altitude 145 km, resolution 1.51(width)/1.46(height) m/pixel ( 31 Mb ) M102128467L

The right edge of the image passes just east of Elbow Crater and through the center of Pluton Crater. The 'R' companion is immediately east of this image. See, also, a labeled version ( 3.1 Mb ); and a full-resolution LM/ALSEP detail.

This image is immediately east of M102128467L. See, also, a labeled version (2.7 Mb). Labeled detail showing the LM and a link to the raw file (nacr00000ad9) are available at the LROC website

The version linked here is a place holder, made from screen grabs at about one-third full resolution.

, Taken one orbit (2 hours) later than the previous image. The version linked here is a place holder, made from screen grabs at about one-third full resolution.

This combined, enhanced image from the Extended Science Mission was created by GoneToPlaid. A smaller version (0.3 Mb) has the major features labeled; and a labeled detail (2 Mb) concentrates on the area relevant to Apollo 15

08 November 2011 18:08:36 UTC; image M175354355L; Solar El/Az ?; Full-image center Lat/Long -1.34/348.17; sub-LRO Lat/Long -1.35/348.00; LRO altitude 26.99 km, resolution 0.28/0.56 m/pixel ( LROC page link)

See, also, a rectified detail ( LROC page link). The impact crater is located at 11.42W/1.29S and is 36 by 38 meters.

SMART-1 Image of Hadley ( 96k)

25 July 2005 image of Hadley taken from an altitude of roughly 2000 km. Ron Wells notes that the elliptical SMART-1 orbit has its perilune over the south polar Aitken Basin.

Anaglyph by Patrick Vantuyne.

This picture was taken from the LM during CSM Rev 13 on the last pass over the landing site prior to the descent. A labeled version shows some of the prominent landmarks.

This frame shows a vertical view of the landing site. Higher resolution versions of M-0414 available from the ASU Apollo Image Archive. Frames 0413 and 0415 also include the landing site. Scan from the original film courtesy NASA/JSC/Arizona State University.

These two images of the landing site were taken during the Rev. 16 pass. There is considerable vertical exaggeration. The summit of Mt. Hadley Delta, at the bottom, rise about 3.7 km above the mare surface while the distance from the center of Crescent crater to the center of Pluton, as indicated on the smaller version, is about 6 km. Anaglyph created by Harald Kucharek.

This pan camera frame was taken at a Ground Elapsed Time of about 108 hours, which was about an hour after the end of the Stand-Up EVA (SEVA). The solar elevation was about 10.5 degrees. A high-resolution detail shows the area immediately around the LM. Scans courtesy Stephen Tellier.

This frame shows a vertical view of the landing site. Higher resolution versions of M-0585 available from the ASU Apollo Image Archive. Frames 0584, 0586, and 0587 also include the landing site. Scan from the original film courtesy NASA/JSC/Arizona State University.

These two images of the landing site were taken during the Rev. 16 pass. The vertical exaggeration is about a factor of five. The images were downloaded from Arizona State University's Apollo Image Archive and cleaned to remove the effects of dust-specks. Anaglyph created by Eric Nelson.

This frame was shot on 31 July 1971 at 15:59 UTC, with a camera tilt of 25 degrees. Higher resolution versions of M-0854 available from the ASU Apollo Image Archive. Frames 0853 and 0855 also include the landing site. Scan from the original film courtesy NASA/JSC/Arizona State University.

This frame was shot on 31 July 1971 at 23:53 UTC, with the camera looking vertifally down. The Sun was 23 degrees above the eastern horizon. Higher resolution versions of M-0993 available from the ASU Apollo Image Archive. Frames 0991, 0992, and 0994 also include the landing site. Scan from the original film courtesy NASA/JSC/Arizona State University.

John Pfannerstill scanned a portion of Pan Camera frame 9430, which was taken during CSM Rev 27 at 23:52:54.7 GMT/UTC on 31 July 1971 from an altitude of 102.82 km. The Ground Elapsed Time was 130:18:54, which was during the period after EVA-1 when Dave and Jim were recharging their PLSSs. The LM can be seen near the center of a detail.

This frame was shot on 1 August 1971 at 11:41 UTC, with the camera looking vertifally down. The Sun was 29 degrees above the eastern horizon. Higher resolution versions of M-1134 available from the ASU Apollo Image Archive. Frames 1133 and 1135 also include the landing site. Scan from the original film courtesy NASA/JSC/Arizona State University.

Vertical view of the landing site from frames AS15-M-1134 and AS15-M-1135. Anaglyph by Yuri Krasilnikov.

This frame was shot on 1 August 1971 at 13:40 UTC, with the camera titled 25 degrees from vertical. The Sun was 29 degrees above the eastern horizon. Higher resolution versions of M-1422 available from the ASU Apollo Image Archive. Frames 1423 and 1424 also include the landing site. Scan from the original film courtesy NASA/JSC/Arizona State University.

This frame was taken on 1 August 1971 at 15:38 UTC; it shows an oblique view of the landing site at left center and, at the upper right, craters Autolycus and Aristillus. North is to the right. The camera tilt is 40 degrees. Solar elevation is 31 degrees. The smaller version is labeled. Higher resolution versions of M-1537 available from the ASU Apollo Image Archive. Frame 1536 also shows the landig site. Scan courtesy Stephen Tellier, LPI.

See, also, a medium resolution version ( 12 Mb ) of the scan from the original film courtesy NASA/JSC/Arizona State University.

This frame was shot on 1 August 1971 at 21:32 UTC, with the camera looking down vertically. The Sun was 33 degrees above the eastern horizon. Higher resolution versions of M-1676 available from the ASU Apollo Image Archive. Frames 1675 and 1677 also include the landing site. Scan from the original film courtesy NASA/JSC/Arizona State University.

Stephen Tellier scanned a portion of Pan Camera frame 9798, which was taken during CSM Rev 38 at about 151:37. At that time, Dave and Jim were in the LM after the completion of EVA-2. A prominent feature of this image is the darkening of the soil around the LM and along a corridor extending from the LM toward 11 o'clock. See a comparison with frame 9377 by Markus Mehring, who has processed the images to account for differing orientations, different scales due to differing CSM-LM ranges, and different foreshortening due to differing CSM elevation angles. As Jack Schmitt discusses in the Apollo 17 commentary, the surface around the LM became brighter after being swept by the descent engine exhaust. As can be seen in photos taken on the surface, areas subsequently disturbed by the astronauts became relatively dark again. At locations relatively far from the LM, disturbed soil had the same brightness as undisturbed soil, another indication of brightening due to the engine exhaust.

This detail from Pan Camera frame 9809 was taken during CSM Rev 50 at a Ground Elapsed Time of about 175:30, two revs after LM liftoff. It shows the area from the LM in the north to Arbeit Crater in the south and from the eastern rim of Hadley Rille in the west to Luke Crater in the east. Compare a detail showing the area around the LM with similar details from the earlier pan camera frames. The immediate area around the spacecraft has been swept by engine exhaust for a second time; insulation from the descent stage was scattered around the area following staging and ignition; and there is no Ascent stage to cast a shadow.

This detail from Pan Camera frame 9809 shows the area from the Arbeit Crater in the north to Dune Crater in the south.

This detail from Pan Camera frame 9809 shows the area from the Dune Crater and Elbow Crater in the north to the Station 6 crater in the south.

This frame was taken two revs after LM crew's liftoff in the ascent stage and shortly after 9809 was taken. The LM descent can be seen near the center of a detail.

Ground Tracks for Revs 1 and 14. Figure 4.7-2 from 'Spacecraft Operational Trajectory for Apollo 15 (Mission J-1) Launched July 26, 1971 Volume I - Mission Profile' aka 'MSC Internal Note No. 71-FM-130 - April 16, 1971'. Scan courtesy Stephen Tellier.

Ground Track from PDI to Landing. Figure 4.10-2 from 'Spacecraft Operational Trajectory for Apollo 15 (Mission J-1) Launched July 26, 1971 Volume I - Mission Profile' aka 'MSC Internal Note No. 71-FM-130 - April 16, 1971'. Scan courtesy Stephen Tellier.

This labeled, pre-flight photo shows all the feature names chosen by Joe Allen and the crew.

Scans organized by Ken Glover from a chart provided by David Portree, USGS Flagstaff

Scans organized by Ken Glover from a chart provided by David Portree, USGS Flagstaff

Scans organized by Ken Glover from a chart provided by David Portree, USGS Flagstaff

1975 Defense Mapping Agency 1:250,000 sheet. 150 dpi scan courtesy Lunar and Planetary Institute.

1975 Defense Mapping Agency 1:50,000 sheet centered on the rille east of the North Complex and including all areas visited by the Apollo 15 crew. 200 dpi scan courtesy Robin Wheeler.

1975 Defense Mapping Agency 1:50,000 sheet showing Hadley Crater and the portion of the rille southwest of Mt. Hadley Delta. 200 dpi scan courtesy Robin Wheeler.

1975 Defense Mapping Agency 1:50,000 sheet showing the southern end of Hadley Rille. 200 dpi scan courtesy Robin Wheeler.

Shaded relief by Patricia M. Bridges. Sources: Lunar Orbiter V, 105-106. Scans organized by Ken Glover from a chart provided by David Portree, USGS Flagstaff

As can be seen from the shadows in the craters, this image was taken with the Sun low in the west. Researchers at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) present a version ( 33k ) with a realtively bright area near the known location of the LM outlined in red. The LM landed on the northwest rim of a shallow crater. A comparison ( 152k ) between a detail from Apollo 15 Pan Camera frame 9377 and the Selene/Kaguya image shows that, in the Apollo image, the western portion of the crater interior is bright while in the Selene/Kaguya image, the eastern portion is bright. It seems likely that this difference is due to illumination from the east in the case of the Apollo image and from the west in the case of the Selene/Kaguya image. In both images, the sunlit portion of the crater interior is brighter than other shallow craters in the area, suggesting that the surface layer throughout the crater was brightened by the LM engine exhaust and that the apparent degree of brightening depends on sun angle.

This pre-flight sketch shows the site from the viewpoint of an observer at an altitude of a few thousand feet above a point well north of the planned landing spot. Note that, for each of the traverses, there are broad target areas where specific sampling sites are to be picked in real-time by the crew. For example, on EVA-1, two stops were planned on the lower slopes of Mt. Hadley Delta but with Station 2 only being loosely defined as being in the western part of the hand-drawn ellipse and Station 3 being at the west end. Similarly, on EVA-3, the exact locations of Stations 9, 10 and 11 were going to be determined by the crew once they got to the edge of Hadley Rille. Scan by David Harland.

Page 230 from the Apollo 15 Lunar Surface Procedures volume.

Page 230 from the Apollo 15 Lunar Surface Procedures volume.

Page 236 from the Apollo 15 Lunar Surface Procedures volume. A detail ( 309k ) shows the "highly-touted boudinage" that Joe jokes about at 139:47:24 and at 143:40:34.

Page 237 from the Apollo 15 Lunar Surface Procedures volume.

Page 254 from the Apollo 15 Lunar Surface Procedures volume, shows the area south from the LM to Dune and Elbow. The crew used a chronopaque version of this map during the traverses.

Page 255 from the Apollo 15 Lunar Surface Procedures volume, shows the area south from Dune and Elbow. The crew used a chronopaque version of this map during the traverses.

Page 257 from the Apollo 15 Lunar Surface Procedures volume, shows the area from Spur east to Front. The crew had a chronopaque version of this map during the traverses.

Page 244 from the Apollo 15 Lunar Surface Procedures volume.

Page 245 from the Apollo 15 Lunar Surface Procedures volume.

Page 259 from the Apollo 15 Lunar Surface Procedures volume, covering the abbreviated section actually done during the mission.

Page 258 from the Apollo 15 Lunar Surface Procedures volume, showing the North Complex.

This is figure 10.21 from the Lunar Sourcebook, G.H. Heiken, D.T. Vaniman and B.M. French, editors, copyright 1991 by Cambridge University Press, reproduced with permission.

This map is derived from U.S. Defense Mapping Agency Sheet 41B4S4 which in turn, is derived from Pan Camera frames 9370 and 9377. Scan by Robin Wheeler.

Thomas Schwagmeier has superimposed the Apollo 15 traverses on a simplified map of lower Manhattan.

The impact occurred at 079:24:42, about the same time that the crew went into lunar orbit after the trip out from Earth.

Once the crew ws safely back in the Command Module with their samples and film, they jettisoned the Ascent Stage at 179:30:01. At 181:04:20, Houston initiated an RCS de-orbiting burn. The impact occurred at 181:29:37. The actual impact point was estimated from the arrival times of seismic signals at the Apollo 12, 14, and 15 seismometers.

Ulli Lotzmann took this telescopic photo from his balcony, which shows the landing site with a solar elevation of about 16.8 degrees. During Apollo 15, the same solar elevation occurred at a Ground Elapsed Time of about 115:05 or 0840 UTC on 31 July 1971, which was during the post-SEVA rest period. The lighting condition are similar to those of Pan Camera frame 9377, above. A labeled version (281k ) is also provided.

Ulli Lotzmann and his son, Christian 'Pete' took this telescopic photo when it was late afternoon at Hadley, where the Sun was about 19 degrees above the western horizon.

Ulli Lotzmann and his son, Christian 'Pete' took this telescopic photo showing the landing site with a solar elevation of about 14 degrees. Ken Gover has produced a labeled animation.

106:53:45 Black & White SEVA Pan ( 228k )

The frames are AS15-85- 11353 to 11382. Assembled by Dave Byrne.

The frames are AS15-85- 11353 to 11382. Assembled by Dave Byrne.

Full resolution assemblies of the northern portion ( 1.5 Mb ), eastern portion ( 3.1 Mb ), and southern portion ( 2.5 Mb ) by Eric Jones.

The summit of Hill 305 is roughly 20 kilometers northwest of the LM. The frames are AS15-84- 11239 to 11241. Assembled by Dave Byrne.

Full-resolution with prespective correction ( 2.1 Mb ). Assembled by Eric Jones.

Pluton Crater is the dominant feature of the North Complex, back by Schaber Hill, which has Eaglecrest Crater near its top. Pluton is 3 km from the LM and has a diameter of about 800 meters. The frames are AS15-84- 11242 and 11243. Assembled with perspective correction by Eric Jones.

Chain Crater is immediately west of Pluton. The frames are AS15-84- 11244 to 11246. Assembled with perspective correction by Eric Jones.

A deeply-shadowed face of Mt. Hadley is on the right. Beyond the point where it intercepts the mare surface, we see a northern portion of Hill 305. The line-of-sight and the distances are marked on a detail ( 0.3 Mb ) from LTO41B4 ( 12 Mb ). The frames are AS15-84- 11247 to 11249. Assembled by Eric Jones.

Silver Spur - named for Caltech geologist Lee Silver - is immediately east of Mt. Hadley Delta and shows striking evidence of layering. The frames are AS15-84-11250 to 11253. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

See, also, a full-resolution assembly ( 3 Mb ) with perspective correction; and a labeled comparison( 0.2 Mb ) between B&W pan frame AS15-85-11371 and a portion of Mapping Camera frame AS15-M-0414, taken at about the same time.

The frames are AS15-87- 11730 to 11758. Assembled by Dave Byrne.

David Harland has assembled a high resolution version of the part showing Hadley Delta and Silver Spur.
High-resolution scans by Kipp Teague.

Marv Hein has created a VR version of the pan.

Full resolution assemblies of the northern portion ( 2.5 Mb ) and southern portion ( 2.9 Mb ) by Eric Jones.

At some point after the SEVA but prior to EVA-1, Dave and Jim took a series of pictures out the windows. The photos take out Dave's window are AS15-85- 11383 to 11393. Assembled by Erik van Meijgaarden.

At some point after the SEVA but prior to EVA-1, Dave and Jim took a series of pictures out the windows. The photos taken out Jim's window are 11394 to 11397. Assembled by Erik van Meijgaarden.

Dave Byrne has combined the two sets of images to produce a single pan.

Dave parked the Rover up-Sun of Elbow Crater. The righhand side of this assembly extends from the Rover past Jim's shadow. The frames are AS15-85- 11398 to 11415. Assembled by Dave Byrne.

The frames are AS15-85- 11398 and 11407. High-resolution assembly with perspective correction and context by Eric Jones.

Showing a portion of Elbow Crater with the two arms of the Rille running southwest on the left and northwest on the right. Trophy Point is the promentory on the west wall dividing the two arms. The frames are AS15-85- 11398 and 11399. Assembled by David Harland.

Showing the Rille on the left and Mt. Hadley on the right. Dave and Jim approached Station 1 from near the edge of the rille and the Rover tracks they made can be seen dipping down into the crater inside the northeast rim. The frames are AS15-85- 11400 and 11404. Assembled by David Harland.

Jim had trouble keep his position on the steep slope while taking the pan. The frames are AS15-85- 11422 to 11438. Assembled by Dave Byrne.

The portion showing the view up the rille has been assembled by Erik van Meijgaarden ( 984k ). The portion showing Dave Scott examining the glass-coated Station 2 boulder has been assembled by David Harland ( 103k ) and Erik van Meijgaarden ( 991k ).

Jim took his second Station 2 pan from the double core site on the rim of a 15-meter crater. The frames are AS15-85- 11446 to 11465. Assembled by Dave Byrne.

Erik van Meijgaarden has assembled an alternate version ( ( 1288k )

Assembled by David Harland. An 1800-dpi assembly (8.6 Mb) by Eric Jones includes the rille around to Mt. Hadley and a portion of the Swann Range.

Dave's left-to-right pan of the west wall of Hadley Rille opposite Station 2. The frames are AS15-84- 11254 to 11268. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

Dave took this left-to-right strip of an area slightly farther down the wall from the first strip. The frames are AS15-84- 11269 to 11275. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

The frames are AS15-84- 11276 to 11283. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

Assembly by Dave Byrne.

Dave took two short sequences showing the bottom of the rille. The frames are AS15-84- 11284 to 11288. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

Jim's second Station 2 pan can be used to place the 500-mm images. Composite by David Harland. High-resolution scans by Kipp Teague.

The three frames in the first sequence are AS15-84- 11284, 11285, and 11286. Assembled by David Harland.

The two frames in the second sequence are 11287 and 11288. Assembled by David Harland.

During the drive back to the LM, Dave spotted a piece of highly vesicular basalt and stopped to collect a sample without telling Houston what he was doing. The frames are AS15-86- 11583 to 11587. Assembled by Dave Byrne.

Jim Irwin at the back of the Rover at the end of EVA-1 St. George and Hadley C are in the distance. The frames are AS15-86-11600 to 11602. Assembled by David Harland

During the outbound drive to Station 6, Dave stopped for a brief rest and suggested that Jim take his camera off and take a partial pan. The frames are AS15-85- 11472 to 11480. Assembled by Dave Byrne.

As Dave drove uphill, he passed a small crater. Later in the stop, he and Jim will walk down to the crater to do some sampling. The frames are AS15-85- 11481 to 11497. Assembled by Dave Byrne.

The uphill portion of this pan doesn't work well because of the difficulty Jim had with the steep slope. The frames are AS15-85- 11507 to 11522. Assembled by Dave Byrne.

Mike Constantine has assembled a high resolution portion showing the downhill view and Dave taking "befores" of the fifth Station 6 sample.

Mosaic of "before" and "after" frames of the rock sample. The frames are AS15-86-11636, 38, and 40. Assembly by David Harland.

Dave took this left-to-right sequence from near the Rover. The frames are AS15-84- 11292 to 11301. Assembled by Dave Byrne.

The frames are AS15-84- 11302 to 11308. Assembled by Dave Byrne.

The frames are AS15-84-11309 to 11315. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

The frames are AS15-84-11310 to 11315. Alternate assembly by Adam Bootle.

Dave took these pictures of "two craters that are in, I guess, what we'd call the forward, leading edge of Swann Mountain over there, which are quite prominent craters." As discussed elsewhere, he may have misspoken and meant the 'leading edge of the Swann Range'. The frames are AS15-84-11316 and 11317. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

The frames are AS15-84-11318 to 11322. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

The frames are AS15-84-11292 to 11322. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

David Harland has superimposed high-resolution version of AS15-84-11292 to 11330 onto AS15-90-11488, which is a frame from Jim's first Station 6 pan.

The frames are AS15-84-11324 and 11325. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

The frames are AS15-84-11326 and 11327. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

The frames are AS15-84-11328 to 11330. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

The frames are AS15-84-11331 and 11332. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

The frames are AS15-84-11333 and 11335. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

The frames are AS15-84-11336 and 11346. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

The frames are AS15-84-11347 to 11349. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

Jim Irwin took this pan from above the Green Boulder at Station 6a in two parts. The frames in the first part are AS15-90-12179 to 12193. Assembly by Mick Hyde.

Portions centered on the boulder and looking west by David Harland.

The portion from the boulder around to the east by Eric Jones.

After Dave decided to move the Rover and asked Jim to watch him while he drove in reverse, Jim completed the pan with frames AS15-90-12194 to 12198. Because Jim had trouble maintaining his position on the steep slope, I have created a strip from the frames, adding 12193 on the left and 12179 on the right to provide comparison views from before the time that Dave moved the Rover. Note that Jim did not overlap 12193 and 12194.

The frames are AS15-90- 12201 to 12222. Assembly by Adam Bootle.

Yuri Krasilnikov has created this anaglyph from frames 12208-9 taken at Station 7 and 12186-7 taken at Station 6. The images have been geometrically transformed using HUGIN software for perspective correction.

The frames are AS15-90- 12208 to 12212. Assembly by Eric Jones and Yuri Krasilnikov for comparison with a detail ( 1.2 Mb ) from LTO41B4. The eight azimuths are : (A) 30.43, (B) 39.48, (C) 49.89, (D) 57.66, (E) 70.49, (F) 77.89, (G) 92.42, and (H) 104.71. The assembled pan has a horizontal scale of 18.6 pixels per degree. Jim started his pan at 15:06:12 UTC/GMT on 1 August 1971. The solar azimuth and elevation were 106.6 degrees and 30.6 degrees, respectively.

Assembled by David Harland.

Assembled by Erik van Meijgaarden.

The grey label at the upper left fills an area not covered because Jim did not raise his aim to include all of the mountain in 12217. Erik has used some artistic licence to 'complete' the mountain in an alternate version ( 631k ).

Mosaic of "before" and "after" sampling photos. Assembly by David Harland. A second version shows the sample in larger format. Assembly by David Harland.

Mosaic of Genesis Rock "before" and "after" photos. Assembly by David Harland.

David Harland has assembled a mosaic consisting of frames AS15-86-11682, 11684 and 11688, which Dave took just before he and Jim departed from Station 7.

Jim started a pan at Dune Crater (Station 4) but did not complete it because his film magazine jammed. The frames are AS15-90- 12237 to 12248. Partial assembly by David Harland.

Full assembly by Mike Constantine.

Scans courtesy Mike Gentry, NASA Johnson.

First of three pans Jim took three pans near the LM at the end of EVA-2, this one from just west of the spacecraft. The frames are AS15-87- 11785 to 11804. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

Jim's second LM pan was taken northeast of the spacecraft. The frames are AS15-87- 11805 to 11821. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

Warren Harold at NASA Johnson has assembled an alternate version of this pan.

David Harland has assembled the portion of Jim's 4 o'clock pan showing the LM from the northeast. The frames are AS15-87- 11816 to 11820.

Jim took the third pan southeast of the spacecraft. The frames are AS15-87- 11822 to 11840. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

Marv Hein has created a VR version of the pan.

David Harland has assembled the portion showing the LM from the southeast.

Jim took this pan while Dave completed the second heatflow hole. The frames are AS15-87- 11843 to 11858. Assembled by Dave Byrne.

Erik van Meijgaarden has combined AS15-11845 and 11847 as a mini-pan.

David Harland has assembled the portion showing Dave's drilling activities in black-and-white.

Dave took this ALSEP pan while Jim was digging his Station 8 trench. The frames are AS15-92- 12420 to 12438. Pan assembled by Mike Constantine.

A VR version is also available.

A sequence of three photos from Dave's pan - AS15-92-12424 to 426 - show Jim digging the trench. Note that the second and third frames show Jim tossing successive scoopfuls of soil back between his legs.

Jim took this partial pan at the ALSEP site early in EVA-3. The frames are AS15-88- 11878 to 11881. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

Jim took this pan moments after he and Dave finally extracted the deep core at the beginning of EVA-3. Dave is at the back of the Rover separating the core stems. The frames are AS15-82-11047 to 11064. Assembled by Dave Byrne.

Mike Constantine has assembled a high-resolution view toward the LM.

David Harland has assembled a view of Dave at the back of the Rover

Frank O'Brien has assembled a view of Mt. Hadley and the LM.

Dave took this pan from the rim of a small, fresh crater about 100 meters east of Hadley Rille. The crater is filled with blocks of compacted soil, known as regolith breccia or "instant rock". In the right-hand frame, Jim Irwin can be seen at the Rover. The frames are AS15-82-11066 to 11092. Assembled by Dave Byrne.

Jim took this pan shortly after he and Dave arrived at Hadley Rille during EVA-3. The frames are AS15-82-11110 to 11127. Assembled by Dave Byrne.

Eric Jones has assembled a full-resolution, blend version of the northern portion ( 4 Mb ), consisting of frames 11110 to 11116. It includes a band of layering in the far wall that Jim spots at 165:17:17 and Hill 305.

David Harland has assembled frames AS15-82-11120 to 11126 in a version of the pan section showing Dave at the Rover; and high-resolution scans of 11121 and 11122 into a portrait of Dave at work.

Dave's first horizontal strip shows two outcrops and, in the thicker outcrop, which is at the left-hand end of the strip, we can see layers. The frames are AS15-89-12015 to 12027. Assembled by Dave Byrne.

The frames are AS15-89-12028 to 12044. Assembled by Dave Byrne.

The frames are AS15-89-12015 to 12044. Assembled by Dave Byrne.

The frames are AS15-89-12030 to 38 and 45 to 55. Assembled by David Harland from scans of the original film done by NASA Johnson in 2005-6 and processed by Kipp Teague.

The frames are AS15-89-12045 to 12048. Assembled by Dave Byrne.

The frames are AS15-89-12049 to 12052. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

The frames are AS15-89-12053 to 12056. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

Dave took a short sequence of a debris-filled crater on the west wall. The frames are AS15-89-12057 to 12062. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

The immediate area around the crater has been assembled by David Harland.

Dave took a sequence showing both the debris-filled crater and the mare surface beyond. The frames are AS15-89-12063 to 12068. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

The frames are AS15-89-12069 to 12073. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

Dave took a sequence showing a line of boulders on the west wall. The frames are AS15-89-12075 to 12078. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

Dave took a short sequence below and to the left of the debris-filled crater. The frames are AS15-89-12079 to 12082.

Dave Byrne has extended the sequence by adding frame12095.

Dave took a short sequence below and to the right of the debris-filled crater. The frames are AS15-89-12083 to 12086. Assembly by Dave Byrne, with frame 12079 added second from the left.

The frames are AS15-89-12057 to 12073 plus 12083 to 12086. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

The frames are AS15-89-12087 to 12094. Assembled by Dave Byrne. See, also, a comparison between this sequence and the relevant part of Jim's Station 9a pan.

David Harland has done an alternate assembly.

Jim took this pan moments after he and Dave Scott arrived at Station 10. The frames are AS15-82-11165 to 11184. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

Assembly by René Cantin.

The frames are AS15-82-11174 to 11180. Assembled by David Harland from high-resolution JSC scans of the original film.

Harland has also assembled the portions showing Dave carrying the 500-mm camera, a view toward the west across and along the rille, and a view toward the southwith the Station 10 crater in the right foreground.

Harland has also created a high-resolution portrait of Dave carrying the 500-mm, using 11167 and 68.

Dave took an extended pan of the top of the west wall. The frames are AS15-89-12097 to 12116. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

Dave took five additional frames farther south , with a gap separating these frames from the previous sequence. The frames are AS15-89-12117 to 12121. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

Sequence showing the debris-filled crater from Station 10. The frames are AS15-89-12122 to 12126. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

The frames are AS15-89-12127 to 12131. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

The frames are AS15-89-12132 to 12136. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

The frames are AS15-89-12122 to 12136. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

The frames are AS15-89-12137 to 12142. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

The frames are AS15-89-12143 and 12144. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

The frames are AS15-89-12145 to 12148. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

The frames are AS15-89-12122 to 12148. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

The frames are AS15-89-12152 to 12156. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

The frames are AS15-89-12157 to 12159. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

The frames are AS15-89-12097 to 12116 and 12151 to 12159. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

Sequence showing the slope into Hadley south of Station 10. The frames are AS15-89-12160 to 12162. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

Jim took these pictures of the LM during the drive back from Station 10. The frames are 11192 to 11194. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

This sequence includes frames AS15-89- 12165 to 12171. A detailed discussion of Big Rock Mountain is linked here. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

Dave Scott took frames AS15-89- 12173 and 12174 at the LM. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

These frames are 12172 and 12177 and were taken at the LM. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

The frames are AS15-88- 11895 and 11925 and were taken at the LM. Assembly by Dave Byrne.

The frames are AS15-88- 11931 and 11946 and were taken at the LM. Assembly using 11934-43 by Eric Jones.

The frames are AS15-88- 11947 and 11954 and were taken at the LM. Assembly by David Harland.

The frames are AS15-88- 11931 and 11954 and were taken at the LM. Assembled by Dave Byrne.

Taken out Jim's window, showing Pluton Crater. The frames are AS15-82-11204 to 11217. Assembly by Eric Jones.

Dave Byrne has assembled an alternate version.

Taken out Jim's window, showing Pluton Crater. The frames are AS15-90-12249 to 12256. Assembled by Karl Dodenhoff.

Alternate assembly (3.3 Mb) by Eric Jones.

Possibly taken out Dave's window in a direction to the right of Bennett Hill. The frames are AS15-90-12257 to 12258. Assembled by Karl Dodenhoff.

Taken out Jim's window. The frames are AS15-90-12259 to 12261. Assembled by Karl Dodenhoff.

Taken out Dave's window. The frames are AS15-90-12262 to 12265. Assembled by Karl Dodenhoff.

Mt. Marilyn (0.5 Mb)

Stereo image of Mt. Marilyn, which is along the approach to the Apollo 11 landing site. Named by Apollo 8 CMP Jim Lovell for his wife. Assembled by Yuri Krasilnikov from Apollo 15 Pan Camera frames M-2679 and 80.

Pre-flight X-ray of Jim's Right Boot ( 6Mb or 168k )

This x-ray was taken by Jack R Weakland who worked in the NASA x-ray lab from 1968 to 1979 and told Ulli Lotzmann in 2002 that " he x-rayed everything from pipe welds to the astronaut moon boots, PGA suits etc. One purpose of this x-ray was to determine and verify that there were no sharp, foreign objects imbedded in the cloth - that is, needle points, pins etc. - that could puncture the pressure suit." Scan by Ulrich Lotzmann from a contact copy provided by Weakland.

Original artwork for the Apollo 15 insignia/patch. Scan courtesy Mike Gentry, Jody Russell, and Kathy Strawn, NASA Johnson.

Gerald Carr (left) and Joe Engle (suited) examine full-scale model of the lunar roving vehicle. Photo dated 22 December 1969. Scan by Ed Hengeveld.

Jack Lousma (seated) and Gerald Carr testing the lunar roving vehicle mobility test unit near Pismo Beach, CA. Photo dated 13 August 1970. Scan by Ed Hengeveld.

This diagram shows the stowage of equipment in the MESA on Apollo 15. It is taken from a Lunar Surface Operations briefing for Apollo 15 dated June 16, 1971. Scan by Ulrich Lotzmann.

Dave Scott (left), Al Worden (seated), and Jim Irwin pose with a Rover simulator in Houston. 15 September 1970. Research by J.L. Pickering.

Dave Scott and Jim Irwin describe the Rover seats to NASA engineers (left to right) George Franklin, Sam Nassiff, Bill Sevier, and John T. Jackson. Scan courtesy Mike Gentry, NASA Johnson. Identifications courtesy Mike Gentry, Ed Fendell, and John Jackson.

Dave Scott describes the BSLSS bag, which is mounted behind Jim's seat.. Scan courtesy Mike Gentry, NASA Johnson.

Dave Scott (right) and Jim Irwin conduct a training traverse on the Geologic Rover ('Grover') at Cinder Lake crater field in Arizona. 2/3 November 1970. Research by J.L. Pickering.

Dave Scott (right) and Jim Irwin conduct a training traverse on the Grover at Cinder Lake crater field in Arizona. 2/3 November 1970. Scan by J.L. Pickering.

Dave Scott (right) and Jim Irwin conduct a training traverse on the Grover at Cinder Lake crater field in Arizona. 2/3 November 1970. Scan by J.L. Pickering.

Geologist Gordon Swann (right) and an unidentified person make an adjustment to Dave Scott's gear during a field exercise at Cinder Lake crater field, Arizona. Dave is holding a headset; and the bag on his left shoulder probably contains comm gear. Note the tongs attached at his right hip. 2/3 November 1970. Image files 20 November 1970. Scan by Frederic Artner.

Dave Scott during geology training in Hawaii. 5-12 December 1970. Scan by J.L. Pickering.

Jim Irwin (left) and Dave Scott during geology training in Hawaii. 5-12 December 1970. Scan by J.L. Pickering.

Dave Scott takes a photo to document a sample during geology training in Hawaii. 5-12 December 1970. Scan by J.L. Pickering.

Jim Irwin (left), Al Worden, and Dave Scott pose with their color-coded Corvettes and, in the foreground, the 1-g LRV trainer. As with the stylized birds on the Apollo 15 patch, the cars are red, white, and dark blue. See a discussion of the car colors and the patch below. From the 11 June 1971 issue of Life Magzine. In a 2005 e-mail, Dave Scott notes "As I recall, this particular photo of the corvettes was taken out by the launch pad. The corvettes were stylized to essentially show the flag and set a bit of unit pride ...primarily to let the troops know that we were about and paying attention to all they were doing; e.g., at almost any level of the launch complex one could look down and recognize the crew's cars; we went to the pad often for various spacecraft activities as well as to just say hello to the folks putting the Saturn V and its payload together. Awareness, you know, something like the MFAP (Manned Flight Awareness Program, which awarded Snoopy pins to Apollo people who make special contributions. But promoting GM we were not; to own a car at the Cape was much more effective for us and less expensive to NASA than renting a car. Besides, they were fun to drive. I finally sold mine to Ed Fendell who I understand drove it many miles over many years." Scan by Ed Hengeveld, combining a scan of the cropped photograph as published and a scan of the distant vegitation and sky from whole-frame copy provided by Al Worden via Al Hallonquist. Hengeveld writes "However, the overall quality was poorer than the published Life photo, so I PhotoShopped the two together, pasting the background into my Life scan. The seam is a line in the sand behind the astronauts, just in front of the bushes. I did not keep the poorer 'Al Worden' scan.

Dave Scott (left), Al Worden (seated), and Jim Irwin pose with a Rover mock-up. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Portrait of Apollo 15 Commander David R. Scott. Research by Scott Cornish.

Portrait of Apollo 15 Commander David R. Scott with a model of the Lunar Roving Vehicle. Research by J.L. Pickering.

Portrait of Apollo 15 Lunar Module Pilot Jim Irwin. Scan by Kipp Teague.

Portrait of Apollo 15 Command Module Pilot Al Worden. Scan by Kipp Teague.

Portrait of Apollo 15 Backup Command Module Pilot Vance Brand. Scan by Ed Hengeveld.

The Apollo 15 LRV Qualification Unit at Boeing. 29 January 1971. Scan by Kipp Teague.

Apollo 15 crewmembers with 1-g LRV Trainer. 29 January 1971. Research by Fredric Artner.

Apollo 15 Support Team member Astronaut Bob Parker positions the DAC on the LRV qualification unit at Boeing. Note that Parker is wearing EVA gloves. A detail shows an excellent view of the console instruments, a second detail shows the DAC, and a third shows the high-gain antenna prior to full deployment. 29 January 1971. Scan by Kipp Teague.

View of the LRV tool pallet as it would appear (without the legs) from behind the Rover. Scan courtesy NASA Johnson.

View of the inside surface of the LRV tool pallet. An extension handle is stowed in the sleeve to the right of the two pairs of tongs. A scoop head is stowed between the two pairs of tongs and a geology hammer (head down) is to the left. Scan courtesy Mike Gentry, Jody Russell, and Kathy Strawn, NASA Johnson.

Lunar Surface Hasselblad Data Camera with attached Zeiss f8/500mm telephoto lens. Scan by Frederic Artner.

Lower drive tube which could be hammered into the surface on its own or coupled to an Upper drive tube to get a double length core. The removable extension-handle adapter is on the left and the bit protector is on the right. Scan courtesy NASA Johnson.

Upper drive tube which could be screwed into a Lower drive tube to get a double length core. Unlike a Lower drive tube, the open end of an Upper is not hardened. Scan courtesy NASA Johnson.

Upper and Lower drive tubes coupled together with a rammer in the foreground. Scan courtesy NASA Johnson.

Dave Scott (right) gestures during a field exercise at Taos, New Mexico. Geologist Lee Silver, from the California Institute of Technology, is wearing a blue-checked shirt and the white hat. 11/12 March 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Back-up Commander Dick Gordon during geology training at Taos, New Mexico. 11-12 March 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Jim Irwin (left), Dave Scott, and Joe Allen during geology training, probably at Taos. Dave is using an optical range finder. In a 2002 e-mail, Jack Schmitt notes that the instrument would have been very difficult to use in the suit and there were no plans to take one to the Moon. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Dave Scott (right) and Jim Irwin (left) drive the Geologic Rover ( aka Grover) along the rim of the Rio Grande Gorge at Taos, New Mexico. At this location, the Rio Grande Gorge is about the same width as Hadley Rille at the Apollo 15 landing site. During this training exercise, Dave and Jim conducted a geologic investigation similar to the one they later did at Hadley. Ulli Lotzmann notes that the 1g trainer was also known as the Geology Rover or Grover. 11-12 March 1971. Scan by Kipp Teague.

Jim Irwin (left) and Dave Scott are standing on the west rim of the Rio Grande Gorge. Jim has a traverse map in his right hand and the scoop in his left. Both Dave and Jim are wearing headsets and Dave appears to be giving a verbal description to members of the team practicing 'Backroom' procedures. 11-12 March 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Jim Irwin (right) and Dave Scott examine the interior of the Rio Grande Gorge from the west rim. Wide-angle-lens photo. 11-12 March 1971. Research by J. L. Pickering.

Jim Irwin (right) and Dave Scott dig a shallow trench at the rim of the Rio Grande Gorge. Dave has a sample bag in his right hand. 11-12 March 1971. Scan by Ed Hengeveld.

Dave Scott (right) and Jim Irwin drive the Grover on the west rim of the Rio Grande Gorge. Wide-angle-lens photo. 11-12 March 1971. Research by J. L. Pickering.

Dave Scott trains in New Mexico, probably on the west rim of the Rio Grande Gorge. No photo date, but probably 11-12 March 1971. Research by J. L. Pickering.

Dick Gordon trains in New Mexico, either on the west rim of the Rio Grande Gorge or at Kilbourne Hole. No photo date. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Apollo 15 Back-up LMP Jack Schmitt (right) operates the penetometer while Dick Gordon, the Back-up CDR, takes documentation photos during a field exercise at Taos, New Mexico. Jack has a hammer and some core caps on the left side of his dummy PLSS. 11-12 March 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Rover 1 at Boeing plant in Kent, Washington, just prior to shipment to KSC. Scan by J.L. Pickering.

Rover 1 main panel - photo taken at Boeing plant. Scan by J.L. Pickering.

Bob Parker (left), Dave Scott (next to Parker), and Jim Irwin (right) examine the flight Rover. Journal Contributor Harald Kucharek notes that, unlike the other people in the picture, Dave and Jim are wearing EVA gloves. "This makes perfect sense as the only way they will handle the LRV on the Moon is with EVA gloves, so it is important for them to have that experience from the beginning." No photo date. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Dave Scott (left), Al Worden, and Jim Irwin pose with the subsatellite they will release in lunar orbit. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Jim Irwin (left) and Dave Scott (center) pose on the 1-g training Rover. Al Worden stands next to the Rover with his left hand on the subsatellite. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Jim Irwin (left) and Dave Scott (center) pose on the 1-g training Rover. Al Worden stands next to the subsatellite. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Jim Irwin (left), Al Worden, and Dave Scott pose in front of a LM mock-up, surrounded by ALSEP instruments and other gear. For example, not the two helmets in front of Dave and the Rover tool pallet to the right. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Jim Irwin (left), Al Worden, and Dave Scott pose in front of a LM mock-up. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Dave Scott (left), Al Worden, and Jim Irwin pose with the subsatellite and training Rover. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Jim Irwin (left) and Dave Scott (center) pose on the 1-g training Rover. Al Worden stands next to the Rover with his left hand on the subsatellite. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Technicians from the Boeing Company conduct electromagnetic compatability testing on the Apollo 15 flight Rover at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston. Photo dated 24 March 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Technicians from the Boeing Company conduct electromagnetic compatability testing on the Apollo 15 flight Rover. Photo dated 24 March 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

A tech works on Dave Scott's Remote Control Unit (RCU) during a training session, possibly hooking up comm. Scan by J. L. Pickering/Kipp Teague.

Dave Scott (left) and Jim Irwin (right) prepare to mount the flight Rover, probably for a final fit check prior to stowage of the Rover on the LM. Scan by J. L. Pickering/Kipp Teague.

Dave Scott (left) and Jim Irwin (right) participate in a fit check of the flight Rover prior to stowage on the LM. Scan by J. L. Pickering/Kipp Teague.

Dave Scott participate in a fit check of the flight Rover, testing the deployment hardware. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Grumman painting showing Rover deployment. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

LM checkout at KSC. Scan by J. L. Pickering/Kipp Teague.

Dave Scott (left), Al Worden, and Jim Irwin in a Command Module Altitude Chamber Test. Photo dated 26 March 1971. Scan by Ed Hengeveld.

The Apollo 15 Prime crew in the Command Module during an altitude chamber test at the Cape. 26 March 1971. Scan by J.L. Pickering.

Al Worden (center), Dave Scott (background left), and Jim Irwin (background right) in the Command Module for an altitude chamber test at the Cape. 26 March 1971. Scan by Ed Hengeveld.

Dave Scott examines the flight LRV and its deployment hardware during stowage on the outside of the LM. April 1971. Scan by Kipp Teague.

Dave Scott (center) and Jim Irwin (left) prepare to enter the LM for an altitude chamber test. 5 April 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Jim Irwin (second left), Dave Scott, and Bob Parker examine the geopallet and tools at the back of the flight Rover. Scan courtesy NASA KSC.

Jack Schmitt (center) and Dick Gordon (left) prepare to enter the LM for a simulated altitude chamber test. 5 April 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Al Worden jokes with the techs before entering the Command Module for a simulated altitude chamber test. 5 April 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Al Worden (left) and Jim Irwin prepare to enter the Command Module for a simulated altitude chamber test. 5 April 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Dave Scott (left) listens to Pad Leader Guenter Wendt outside the altitude chamber. As can be seen by the patch on Wendt coat, he is an employee of North American Rockwell. 5 April 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Pad Leader Guenter Wendt watches Jim Irwin enter the Command Module for a chamber test. 5 April 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Dick Gordon waits to enter the LM in an altitude chamer in the Manned Spacecraft Building at the Kennedy Space Center. April 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Jim Irwin (left), Al Worden, and Dave Scott pose during recovery training aboard 'Retriever'. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Dave Scott (yellow arm bands, center) and Jim Irwin (yellow arm bands, right) examine the frontend of the flight Rover. Both are wearing EVA gloves. Astronaut Bob Parker is on the far left. 8 April 1971. Research by Kipp Teague.

Dave Scott (yellow arm bands, wearing EVA gloves) seems to be fitting the 16-mm Data Aquisition Camera (DAC) onto the post on the Commander's side of the LRV console, probably the flight articles. Astronaut Bob Parker to the left of Dave. Note that, during the mission, the DAC was actually mounted on the post on the LMP's side and the low-gain antenna was mounted on the Commander's side. See photo 71-H-834, below. 8 April 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Dave Scott (right with yellow arm band) and Jim Irwin (left) examine the flight LRV. Both are wearing EVA gloves. 8 April 1971. Research by J.L. Pickering.

Dave Scott and Jim Irwin proudly display a raccoon tail that figured prominently in a Rover test on 21 April 1971. Details of the story can be found following 120:31:33. Scan by Ulli Lotzmann.

Dave Scott (right) and Jim Irwin sit on the flight Rover during a test of the communications and television equipment. 21 April 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Dave Scott (right) and Jim Irwin sit on the flight Rover during a test of the communications and television equipment. 21 April 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Inside the crew training building, Jim Irwin practices removal of the RTG's plutonium fuel element from its cask. The mock-up used in this exercise does not include a cask. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

These two undated Ed Dempsey photographs show Jim Irwin and Dave Scott during a drink/rest break during training. Hamilton Standard PLSS Engineer Danny Schaewitz is standing behind Dave. Scan by Frederic Artner.

The Apollo 15 crew practices emergency procedures near Pad 39-A. Scan by Kipp Teague.

Al Worden in front of the Command Module Simulator. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Dave Scott (left) Al Worden, and Jim Irwin pose in front of a simulator. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Jim Irwin stands in front of the LM simulator in the crew training building at the Cape. 21 April 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Jim Irwin (left) and Dave Scott pose next to the flight Rover during checkout at the Cape. 23 April 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Technicians prepare to do a fit check with the Apollo 15 Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV). 23 April 1971 Scan by J. L. Pickering.

The Apollo 15 Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) in position for a fit check. 23 April 1971 Scans by J. L. Pickering.

The Apollo 15 Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) in position for stowage on the outside of the LM. April 1971? Scan by J. L. Pickering/Kipp Teague.

The Apollo 15 Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) has been installed on the outside of the LM. The reddish-brown fenders can be seen behind the center-chassis frame. The rear of the center chassis is up. The white, rectangular pieces of fabric at the top are the bottoms of the seats. April 1971? Scan by J. L. Pickering/Kipp Teague.

The Apollo 15 Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) closeout. We are looking at the hinge between the aft and center chassis section and toward the Console, which is at the center of the vehicle. 25 April 1971 Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Jim Irwin (left), Dave Scott, and Al Worden during recovery training onboard 'Retriever'. Possibly 2 May 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Apollo 15 crew members (l-r Worden, Irwin, Scott) talk with assigned lead Underwater Demolition Team swimmer for recovery operations, Lt. Fred W. Schmidt, aboard the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever (MVR). 2 May 1971. Scan by Ed Hengeveld.

Dave Scott (tallest person facing the camera) and Jim Irwin (hand on hip, closest to the LM), participate in a fit check of the flight Rover. 3 May 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Dave Scott (yellow arm band) and Jim Irwin (possibly the individual with arms folded at the left), participate in a fit check of the flight Rover. 3 May 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Dave Scott (foreground) and Jim Irwin observe stowage of the Lunar Rover on the side of Lunar Module Falcon. Dave Ballard, the Flight Crew Support Team Leader on Apollos 14, 16, 17, and Apollo/Soyuz, notes that the other people present were "probably a combination of KSC structure guys, Marshall LRV Project folks - they managed the design and development of the LRV - and QC (Quality Control) guys". 3 May 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Dave Scott and Jim Irwin observe stowage of the Lunar Rover on the side of Lunar Module Falcon. Note the fenders visible at the righthand side of the image. 3 May 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

During a press conference, Jim Irwin holds a lunar surface Hasselblad camera equipped with a 500-mm lens. 4 May 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Jim Irwin (left) and Dave Scott (right) are interviewed by the press while seated on the one-g LRV trainer. Image filed 6 May 1971; actual date 4 May 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Jim Irwin explains the LRV, the ALSEP, the suits, and other EVA gear during a press conference. Image filed 6 May 1971; actual date 4 May 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Jim Irwin talks to the press. Image filed 6 May 1971; actual date 4 May 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Jim Irwin poses on what is probably the 1-g LRV trainer. The microphone clipped to his shirt suggests that this photo was taken during a press conference. Probable date 4 May 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Al Worden (left) and Jim Irwin approach a Command Module, perhaps in a pressure chamber? Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Dave Scott (left) installs the high-gain antenna on the 1-g LRV trainer while Jim Irwin works at the MESA. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Jim Irwin (left) Al Worden, and Dave Scott pose in front of the VAB during the Saturn V roll-out. 11 May 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Jim Irwin (left) Al Worden, and Dave Scott pose with the Apollo 15 mission logo during the Saturn V roll-out. 11 May 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Dave Scott (left) works at the CDR seat while Jim Irwin works at the LMP seat. The position of the 1-g training Rover relative to the LM suggests that they are practicing procedures immediately following Rover deployment, possibly erection of the seats, positioning of the footrest, etc. Note the geopost on the rear deck of the Rover which will anchor the geopallet which will hold their geology tools. Scan by J. L. Pickering / Kipp Teague.

Dave Scott (left) installs the high-gain antenna while Jim Irwin works at the MESA. Scan by Kipp Teague.

Jim Irwin (left) works at the CDR seat while Dave Scott works at the MESA, possibly unloading the LCRU which, as shown in the MESA stowage diagram is stowed on the left side of the MESA where he is working. Scan by J. L. Pickering / Kipp Teague.

Jim Irwin (left) works at the back of the 1-g training Rover with the gate on the geopallet swung open. Dave Scott works with a film magazine at the CDR seat. Scan by J. L. Pickering / Kipp Teague.

Dave Scott (Right) installs the high-gain antenna while Jim Irwin works at the MESA. Scan by Kipp Teague.

Dave Scott (left) operates the LRV handcontroller while Jim Irwin watches, possibly checking that the steering is working. Scan by J. L. Pickering / Kipp Teague.

Jim Irwin (left) Al Worden, and Dave Scott pose with the Apollo 15 mission logo during the Saturn V roll-out. 11 May 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Jim Irwin (left) Al Worden, and Dave Scott pose with the Apollo 15 mission logo during the Saturn V roll-out. 11 May 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Dave Scott (right) examines the flight Rover during stowage against the LM descent stage. This photo gives an excellent view of the wire wheel. Research by J. L. Pickering.

Jim Irwin works on ALSEP package No. 2, which is still tipped on its side while Jim releases some fastening pins holding on the Heat Flow Experiments (HFE) pallet. The large black object at the bottom is the Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG). Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Jim Irwin works at the Central Station during a training exercise at the Cape. Jim is about to remove and deploy the Lunar Surface Magnetometer, with it's distinctive gold arms, which is still stowed on the top of the Central Station. The short instrument about halfway between the Central Station and the bottom of the picture is the Solar Wind Spectrometer (SWS) and the instrument at the bottom of the picture is the Heat Flow Electronics (HFE) package. The ribbon cable going out of the picture to the right connects the Passive Seismometer Experiment (PSE) and the cable going out of the picture to the left connects the Radioisotopic Thermoelectric Generator (RTG). The green box behind Jim to the right is probably a communications unit. The Laser Ranging Retro-Reflector is at top left next to the front wheel of the one-g LRV trainer. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

This images gives us a side view of Jim Irwin releasing the Lunar Surface Magnetometer (LSM) from the top of the Central Station. Note the pieces of foam packing material on the ground around him that were used to prevent damage to the experiment prior to deployment. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Jim Irwin has deployed the LSM and has released the three arms. He appears to be using the Universal Handling Tool (UHT) to align and level the instrument. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Dave Scott reaches for the Heat Flow pallet during a training exercise at the Cape. The marks used to align the Heat Flow Electronics package with the shadow cast by a known can be seen thru the protective cover. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Dave Scott practices with the drill at the Cape. The buried can probably contains material with properties closer to lunar regolith than Cape sand. The drill-stem rack is at the lower right. As shown in a detail, Dave has a Universal Handling Tool (UHT) attached to his waist-mounted yo-yo. A yellow loop of wire attached to the drill can be used to put the drill on the ground, handles down, when not is use and to pick it up again. Note, also, the curvature of the spiral binding of Dav'es checklist. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Dave Scott practices with the drill at the Cape. Two legs of the drill-stem rack can be seen at the lower right. Research by J. L. Pickering.

Dave Scott practices with the drill at the Cape. Here, he is using the treadle, and indication that he is practicing drilling the deep core. Note the two Sample Collection Bags (SCBs) on the back of the Rover. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

A tech works on Jim Irwin's EMU during a break in training. A detail shows Jim's drink valve and food stick. Image filed 14 May 1971; actual date probably 11 May 1971. Scan by Kipp Teague.

Jim Irwin adjusts a setting on his Hasselblad. Good view of the camera, RCU, and checklist. Image filed 14 May 1971; actual date probably 11 May 1971. Scan by Kipp Teague.

Jim Irwin carries the Data Acquisition Camera (DAC) in the Crew Training Building at KSC. A rockbox can be seen on the MESA table. Image filed 14 May 1971; actual date probably 11 May 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Dave Scott (right) drives the 1-g LRV trainer at the Cape while Jim Irwin (left) works with the DAC. Scan by J. L. Pickering/Kipp Teague.

Dave Scott (left) and Jim Irwin stand at the back of the one-g LRV trainer at the Cape. Image filed 14 May 1971; actual date probably 11 May 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering/Kipp Teague.

Jim Irwin has just removed a LiOH canister from the MESA. This large canister fits in the Environmental Control System (ECS) in the LM cabin. Image filed 11 May 1971. Scan by J.L. Pickering.

Jim Irwin uses a Universal Handling Tool (UHT to free an experiment from one of the two ALSEP package. The base of this ALSEP package is actually the ALSEP Central Station, which Jim will erect once all of the experiment packages have been removed. The ribbon cable going out of the picture to the right connects the Central Station and the RadioIsotopic Thermoelectric Generator (RTG). Image filed 11 May 1971. Scan by Ed Hengeveld.

Dave Scott practices aligning the high-gain antenna on the one-g LRV trainer using the sighting scope, which is the short, dark, cylindrical object pointing at his face plate from the base of the umbrella-shaped antenna. During the mission, the image of Earth in the scope was very faint, which made the alignment quite difficult to do. In this photo, it appears from the reflections in Dave's face plate that he is aligning the antenna toward the Sun, the only bright light in the daytime Florida sky. The Sun would have made a good object to practice pointing and, with appropriate filtering, could give a feel for finding Earth in the scope. Image filed 11 May 1971. Scan by Ed Hengeveld.

Dave Scott installs the low-gain antenna on the post in front of his seat and next to the LRV console. The low-gain antenna is used for direct voice communications with Earth while riding on the Rover. Image filed 11 May 1971. Scan by Ed Hengeveld.

Dave Scott waits while suit techs mount an SCB and, probably, a tool harness, on his PLSS. Note the SESC (Special Environmental Sample Container) in an outside pocket on the SCB and the sample bags hanging underneath his camera. Jim Irwin can be seen reflected in Dave's faceplate along with a considerable crowd of onlookers. Image filed 14 May 1971. Scan by J.L. Pickering.

Dave Scott drives the 1-g LRV trainer in the Crew Training Building. Image filed 14 May 1971. Scan by J.L. Pickering.

Dave Scott (left) and Jim Irwin practice set-up of the Lunar Roving Vehicle. Jim appears to have just raised his seatback while Dave appears to be working with his seatbelt. Note the geopallet post that they have raised behind Jim's seat. Image filed 14 May 1971. Research by Frederic Artner.

Close-up of Jim Irwin during training. Image filed 14 May 1971. Scan by J.L. Pickering.

Jim Irwin (left) and Dave Scott drive the 1-g trainer to the 'rock pile' for an EVA time line study. Image filed 14 May 1971. Scan by J.L. Pickering.

Apollo/Saturn V launch statistics board, with the Apollo 15 Saturn V on pad 39-A in the background. Image filed 14 May 1971. Scan by J.L. Pickering.

Jim Irwin (left) and Dave Scott ride the one-g LRV Trainer at the Cape. 11 May 1971. Scan by Kipp Teague.

Jim Irwin (left with raised visor) and Dave Scott sit in the back of a truck as they prepare to return to the KSC crew training building at the conclusion of an outdoor EVA training session. 11 May 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Jim Irwin waits while a tech makes an adjustment to his EMU. Photo filed 14 May 1971. Scan by Frederic Artner.

Back-up LMP Jack Schmitt (left) practices with the rake at the Cape while Dick Gordon waits with a sample bag. Note the penetrometer mounted at the top, lefthand side of the geopallet on the back of the Rover. 14 May 1971. Scan by Kipp Teague.

Undated Ed Dempsey photo. Scan by Frederic Artner.

Undated Ed Dempsey photo. Scan by Frederic Artner.

Undated Ed Dempsey photo. Scan by Frederic Artner.

Undated Ed Dempsey photo. Scan by Frederic Artner.

Two undated Ed Dempsey photos. Scan by Frederic Artner.

Two undated Ed Dempsey photos. Scan by Frederic Artner.

Undated Ed Dempsey. Scan by Frederic Artner.

Jim Irwin (right) and Dave Scott raise the rover seats during training. The post aft of Jim's seat will support the geopallet. Image filed 14 May 1971; probable date 11 May 1971. Scan by Frederic Artner.

Dave Scott routes a cable from the low-gain antenna (out of the picture to the left) around the Television Control Unit (TCU) so he can connect it to the LCRU. Mission photo AS15-82-11203 shows the cable route. The MESA on a LM mock-up is in the background. Image filed 14 May 1971; probable date 11 May 1971. Scan by Frederic Artner.

Dick Gordon, the backup CDR, is standing next to the LMP seat of the 1g LRV trainer. He is examining his cuff checklist during a training exercise at the Cape. Note that the map in front of him shows a training traverse. The box-like object on the post by his left hand is a mock-up of the 16-mm DAC and the low-gain antenna can be seen on the corresponding post on CDR's side of the Rover console. This photo also gives a clear view of the OPS actuator on the side of Dick's RCU and of his Hasselblad camera. Image filed 14 May 1971; probable date 12 May 1971. Jim Irwin mentions exercises of this type in the discussion following 120:06:38. Scan by Ed Hengeveld.

Dick Gordon (right) drives in the 1-g trainer while Jack Schmitt (left) works with the 16-mm DAC. Probable date 12 May 1971. Scan by Kipp Teague.

Jim Irwin (left) and Dave Scott take a break during a geology field trip at Gray Mountain, Arizona. This was their last field trip before the mission. 25 June 1971. Scan by J.L. Pickering.

Jim Irwin (left) and Dave Scott examine a large boulder during a geology field trip at Gray Mountain, Arizona, which is about 50 miles north of Flagstaff on US89. 25 June 1971. Scan by J.L. Pickering.

Jim Irwin poses with Navajo Tribal Chairman Peter MacDonald. MacDonald served as a Code Talker in World War II and was elected Tribal Chairman in 1970. Jack Schmitt believes that this picture was taken on the Navajo Reservation at Buell Park, "a 3-mile diameter kimberlite pipe that Swann and I mapped in 1964-65." Buell Park is in northeastern Arizona, close to the New Mexico border and about 100 miles south of Four Corners, where the boundaries of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah touch at a single point. 26 June 1971. Research by Eric Jones.

Dave Scott trains with the drill at the Kennedy Space Center. Note that he is drilling into a buried canister of simulated lunar soil. The drill stem rack is to the right of the drill and contains a cluster of four stems. The rammer-jammer is resting on the top of the rack. Note, also, that there is a wrench attached to the back of the rack. In the background, at the left edge of the picture, Jim Irwin is releasing Boyd bolts on the Central Station. Note that Dave is working in his suit without benefit of a cooling water supply. 27 May 1971. Scan by Kipp Teague.

This photo was taken just a moment after S71-37218. The heatflow probe for this hole is in the package on the ground in front of him. the stem rack in to Dave's left. Jim Irwin is in the background working on the Central Station. The Passive Seismic Experiment is near the Rover. the Solar Widn Experiment is beyond the drill stem rack. The subpallet, with the carry bar / antenna mast still attached is first left of Dave and the SIDE/CCIG is next left. 27 May 1971. Research by J.L. Pickering. Scan courtesy Kennedy Space Center.

Dave Scott has already drilled at least one stem section into the ground. He then got two fresh sections, threaded them together - the join is at about crotch height - and threaded those ont the section sticking out of the ground. That join is just above Dave's right ankle. He is now attaching the drill to the tip section. 27 May 1971. Research by J.L. Pickering. Scan courtesy Kennedy Space Center.

Jim Irwin (left) has removed the SIDE/CCIG package from the experiment subpallet and may be extending the legs. Dave Scott (right) has just deployed the Heat Flow Electronics package and is facing toward the Central Station. July 1971. Research by J.L. Pickering.

Dave Scott sits for a press conference in front of a LM simulator. 4 June 1971. Scan by Kipp Teague.

Dave Scott (left), Al Worden, and Jim Irwin pose for a crew portrait. July 1971. Scan by Kipp Teague.

Dave Scott (left), Al Worden, and Jim Irwin pose for a crew portrait. No date. Scan by J.L. Pickering.

Dave Scott (left), Al Worden, and Jim Irwin in crew portrait. July 1971. Research by J.L. Pickering.

Al Wordon works inside the well-worn Command Module Simulator. 2 July 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Dave Scott (left) and Jim Irwin pose for the camera in the LM simulator. 2 July 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Farouk El Baz (left) briefs Jim Irwin, Dave Scott, and Al Worden on geologic observations to be made from orbit. About three weeks prior to launch, physical access to the crew was limited to reduced the risk of the astronauts contracting diseases. Hence the glass partition. 7 July 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

NASA Administrator Dr. James C. Fletcher (left) during visit to Firing Room I during Countdown Demonstration Test. 8 July 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Jim Irwin gets suited for a Countdown Demonstration Test. 14 July 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Al Worden during suit-up for a Countdown Demonstration Test. 14 July 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Al Worden during suit-up. Scan courtesy NASA KSC.

Dave Scott during suit-up for a Countdown Demonstration Test. 14 July 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

NASA caption: "Apollo 15 Mission Commander David R. Scott, foreground, and James B. Irwin walk across an access arm on the mobile launcher en route to their spacecraft atop the Saturn V launch vehicle at Launch Pad 39A. The two astronauts, along with Astronaut Alfred M. Worden, were at the pad participating in the "dry" portion of the Countdown Demonstration Test, a dress rehearsal for the fifth manned mission to the Moon." 14 July 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering/Kipp Teague.

Apollo 15 Back-up Crew members Dick Gordon (left, with the yellow stripes) and Jack Schmitt work at the one-g LRV trainer. Jack appears to be attaching a Sample Collection Bag (SCB) to the left side of Dick's PLSS. Note the Penetrometer mounted on the rear pallet. The recording cylinder is at the top. 20 July 1971. Scan by Kipp Teague.

Apollo 15 Back-up Commander Dick Gordon (left) works with the Data Acquisition Camera (DAC) mounted just to the left of the Rover console. Backup LMP Jack Schmitt (right) has his back to us. Photo filed 20 July 1971. Scan by Kipp Teague.

Apollo 15 Back-up Crew members Dick Gordon (left,) and Jack Schmitt prepare to take an SESC (Special Environmental Sample Container) sample during training at the Cape. Dick is opening the SESC. Note that teflon seal protector (the white 'tag' sticking up next to the fingers of Dick's right hand) is still in place. Photo filed 20 July 1971. Scan by Kipp Teague.

Apollo 15 Back-up Crew member Jack Schmitt (left) works at the back of the 1g trainer. Dick Gordon is on the right. Photo filed 20 July 1971. Research by J.L. Pickering.

Apollo 15 Back-up Commander Dick Gordon works with the DAC mounted on the LRV. The white box attached to the left side of the camera is its battery. Photo filed 20 July 1971. Scan by Frederic Artner.

Back-up LMP Jack Schmitt carries the scoop with some very non-lunar foliage in the background. Photo filed 22 July 1971. Scan by Kipp Teague.

Dave Scott follows Jim Irwin up the ladder of a LM mock-up. Photo filed 22 July 1971. Scan by Ed Hengeveld.

Dave Scott walks past the 1g LRV trainer with a LM mock-up in the background. Photo filed 22 July 1971. Scan by Ed Hengeveld.

Jim Irwin stands on the porch of a LM simulator. Notice how spaceous the hatch opening appears when his suit is not pressurized and he is not wearing a backpack. Photo filed 22 July 1971. Scan by Kipp Teague.

Dave Scott (carrying a briefcase) and Jim Irwin cross a parking lot at the Cape three days before launch. 23 July July 1971. Scan by Ed Hengeveld.

Technicians install Boost Protective Cover on Apollo 15 Command Module. Photo filed 22 July 1971. Scan by J.L. Pickering/Kipp Teague.

Dave Scott in a T-38 cockpit at Patrick Air Force Base. 24 July 1971. Scan by Ed Hengeveld.

Al Worden waves from his T-38 cockpit prior to take off from Patrick Air Force Base. 24 July 1971. Scan by Ed Hengeveld.

Dave Scott (left) and Al Worden on the tarmac at Patrick Air Force Base. 24 July 1971. Scan by Ed Hengeveld.

Jim Irwin logs his T-38 training flight at Patrick Air Force Base. 24 July 1971. Scan by Ed Hengeveld.

Jim Irwin logs his T-38 training flight at Patrick Air Force Base. 24 July 1971. Scan by Ed Hengeveld.

Dave Scott poses beside a T-38 at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida just days before the launch. 24 July 1971. Scan by J.L. Pickering.

EVA CapCom Joe Allen (left) joins Dave Scott and Jim Irwin (with a landing site map) was they use the Landing and Ascent Facility to get a feel for one of their Rover traverses. The fidelity of the large landing site model shown on the TV screens in front of them included only the largest features. Photo dated 23 July 1971 but undoubtedly shows a session on the 24th. Scan by Ed Hengeveld.

EVA CapCom Joe Allen (lefthand edge of the image) watches Dave Scott (using the handcontroller) and Jim Irwin (holding the traverse map) practice a Rover traverse. The TV image on the monitor shows a large model of the landing site - called the Landing and Ascent model - from the equivalent of an altitude of roughly 100-200 feet. Photo filed 25 July 1971. Scan by Kipp Teague. See the discussion following 124:44:11.

Left to right: (unidentified), Al Worden, Dave Scott, Deke Slayton, and Jack Schmitt dig into the pre-launch breakfast. 26 July 1971. Scan by Ed Hengeveld.

Left to right: Jack Schmitt (back to camera), Jim Irwin, Vance Brand, and Deke Slayton (back to camera) at the pre-launch breakfast. 26 July 1971. Scan by Ed Hengeveld.

A technician works on Dave Scott's suit during suit-up prior to launch. Jim Irwin can be seen getting suited in the bacckground on the right. 26 July 1971. Scan by Ed Hengeveld.

A technician works on Jim Irwin's suit during suit-up prior to launch. 26 July 1971. Scan by Ed Hengeveld.

Close-up profile of Jim Irwin in his bubble helmet during suit-up. 26 July 1971. Scan by Ed Hengeveld.

Jim Irwin during a pressure integrity check. 26 July 1971. Scan by Ed Hengeveld.

Al Worden during a pressure integrity check. 26 July 1971. Scan by Ed Hengeveld.

Al Worden waits while technicians conduct final suit pressure checks prior to the crew's departure for the pad for launch. Photo filed 26 July 1971. Scan by Kipp Teague.

Dave Scott (nearest the camera), Al Worden, and Jim Irwin rest on their couches during suit-up. Note that Jim Irwin has a towel covering his bubble helmet. Deke Slayton, dark shirted behind Dave, talks with a technician. 26 July 1971. Scan by Ed Hengeveld.

Dave Scott resting during suit-up. 26 July 1971. Scan by Ed Hengeveld.

Dave Scott leads Jim Irwin and Al Worden down the corridor after suit-up. 26 July 1971. Scan by Ed Hengeveld.

Dave Scott leads Jim Irwin and Al Worden to the transfer van prior to the drive out to the launch pad. 26 July 1971. Scan by Ed Hengeveld.

JIm Irwin (right) and Dave Scott leave the transfer van at the launch pad. 26 July 1971. Scan research by J.L. Pickering.

Artist's concept of Dave and Jim driving among boulders along the rim of Hadley Rille (right). Dave would not have liked to try a landing that close to the mountains, which more closely resemble the art of Chesley Bonestell than the actual Hadley landing site. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

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Apollo 15 Lunar Module being uncrated at KSC. 9 June 1970. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Apollo 15's S-IC booster is trucked from the turning basin to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). 7 July 1970. Scans by Kipp Teague.

Apollo 15 Saturn V stacking. 16 September 1970. Scan by Kipp Teague/J. L. Pickering.

Apollo 15 Saturn V stacking. 16 September 1970. Scan by Kipp Teague/J. L. Pickering.

Apollo 15 Saturn V stacking. 16 September 1970. Scan by Kipp Teague/J. L. Pickering.

The Instrument Unit is lowered into place a top the Apollo 15 Saturn V. 16 September 1970. Scan by Paolo Dangelo.

LM-10 MESA installed on the descent stage. 7 November 1970 Photo courtesy Paul Fjeld.

Apollo 15 Saturn V during a turnaround move from VAB High Bay 1 to High Bay 3. Note the absence of an escape tower and the F-1 engine fairings. 2 February 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering / Kipp Teague.

Apollo 15 Saturn V during a turnaround move from VAB High Bay 1 to High Bay 3. 2 February 1971. Scans by J. L. Pickering / Kipp Teague.

Apollo 15 Saturn V during a turnaround move from VAB High Bay 1 to High Bay 3. Note the absence of an escape tower. 2 February 1971. Research by J. L. Pickering.

Technicians at the Kennedy Space Center inspect the Command Module probe during a docking test. 8 February 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Command Module being placed in the altitude chamber. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Apollo 15 LM Ascent Stage. 10 February 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering / Kipp Teague.

The Apollo 15 LM Descent stage being uncrated in the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building at KSC. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

The Apollo 15 LM Falcon goes thru checkout. The area facing the camera on the Descent Stage is the ALSEP stowage bay with the minus-Z landing gear support at the right and the minus-Y support at the left. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

This set of pictures show the Apollo 15 flight Rover being uncrated and inspected following its arrival at the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building at the Kennedy Space Center. Note that it arrived in the folded configuration it will be in when stowed on the outside of the Lunar Module. 16 March 1971. Scans by J. L. Pickering.

Apollo 15 LRV being unpacked at JSC. 16 March 1971. Scans by J. L. Pickering.

The Apollo 15 flight Rover undergoes inspection following its arrival at the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building at the Kennedy Space Center. 16 March 1971. Scans by J. L. Pickering.

Apollo 15 Flight Rover during checkout at the Cape. 8 April 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

The flight Rover sits in position near the LM, probably for the final fit check prior to stowage. 21 April 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

The Apollo 15 Lunar Module is shown here during removal from an altitude chamber in the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building at the Cape where it underwent qualification checks. 23 April 1971 Scan by J. L. Pickering.

The Apollo 15 Command and Service Module. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

The Apollo 15 Command and Service Module is removed by crane from an altitude test chamber. 3 May 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

The Apollo 15 Mission patch. 3 May 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering. For a detailed discussion of this and other mission patches, see Gene's Dorr's excellent Space Mission Patch website and Dick Lattimer's book, All We Did Was Fly to the Moon". In the latter, Al Worden provides the following: "The mission patch for Apollo 15 was basically designed by the Italian dress designer, Emilio Pucci. We had as a crew evaluated some 540 different designs for our crew patch. They appeared either too mechanical or to have nothing to do with the flight, so finally, through a mutual friend, we asked Pucci if he would help us with the design. Now, Pucci, as I best recall, was an aeronautical engineer and had a good feeling for flight. With his artistic nature, we felt that he would be very helpful in the patch design. He did send us a design which was basically the same as the patch we eventually used, however the colors were in the normal Pucci blues, purples, and greens. We took his design, changed it from a square to a circular patch, made it red, white and blue, and put a lunar background behind the three stylized birds that were the major Pucci contribution. The symbology is of three stylized birds flying over the lunar surface, each indicating one of us who were on the flight. The lunar surface behind the patch shows the landing site (next to Hadley Rille at the foot of the Appenine Mountains) and directly behind the stylized birds is a crater formation that spells '15' in Roman numerals (XV). You can also see from the stylized birds that they fly in formation with one on top and two closer to the lunar surface, indicating those who actually landed." As can be seen in a Life Magazine photograph of the crew in their color-coded Corvettes, Al's car is the same color - white - as his patch symbol.

Apollo 15 Command Module, Service Module, and S-IVB adapter. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

The Apollo 15 Command Module, Service Module, and S-IVB adapter containing the LM are positioned on the Saturn V stack. Photo dated 24 May 1971 but was clearly taken earlier. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

The Apollo 15 Command and Service Module during checkout in the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building at KSC. Scan by Kipp/Teague/J. L. Pickering.

The Apollo 15 Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) has been installed on the outside of the LM as part of a compatibility fit check. 3 May 1971. Scan by Kipp Teague.

Apollo 15 rollout. 11 May 1971. Scan by J.L. Pickering.

Apollo 15 rollout from the VAB. 11 May 1971. Scan by Kipp Teague.

Dave Scott at the podium as Apollo 15 Saturn V leaves the VAB. 11 May 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering / Kipp Teague.

Apollo 15 Saturn V during rollout. 11 May 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Apollo 15 Saturn V behind the mission patch. 11 May 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

View of the Apollo 15 roll-out from the VAB roof. 11 May 1971. Research by J. L. Pickering.

Apollo 15 rollout. 11 May 1971. Research by J.L. Pickering.

Apollo 15 Saturn V being transported to the pad on the crawler on 11 May 1971. Scan by Kipp Teague.

Apollo 15 rollout. 11 May 1971. Scan by Kipp Teague.

View of the VAB from the north, possibly during rollout. Research by J.L. Pickering/Jerry Stone.

The Apollo 15 Saturn V on Pad 39A following rollout. 11 May 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Engineers prepare to install 80-pound subsatellite aboard Apollo 15 Service Module. 9 June 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

The Apollo 15 Saturn V on the incline leading up to Pad 39A. 11 May 1971. Scans by J. L. Pickering/Kipp Teague.

The Apollo 15 Saturn V on Pad 39A. View from the launch tower during a Countdown Demonstration Test. Research by J.L. Pickering.

Apollo 15 Service Module SIM (Scientific Instrument Module) Bay. Research by J. L. Pickering.

The Apollo 15 Saturn V on Pad 39A. Scan by J. L. Pickering / Kipp Teague.

Apollo 15 Saturn V on the pad. 13 July 1971. Scan by Ed Hengeveld.

Liquid oxygen vents from Apollo 15 Saturn V space vehicle during "wet" portion of Countdown Demonstration Test. 13 July 1971. Scan by Kipp Teague.

Apollo 15 Saturn V fueled on the pad for a Countdown Demonstration Test. 13 July 1971. Scan by J. L. Pickering.

Apollo 15 Saturn V on the pad. 13 July 1971. Scan by Kipp Teague.

Apollo 15 plaque installed on the ladder. 22 July 1971. Scan by J.L. Pickering.

Distant lightning bolt highlights this nighttime view of the Apollo 15 Saturn V on the pad. 25 July 1971. Scan by J.L. Pickering.

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View of the KSC firing room. 26 July 1971. Research by J.L. Pickering.

View from above - possibly from the VAB roof? - of a crowded parking lot on launch day. Research by J.L. Pickering.

Photographers and tracking camera operators probably watching the Apollo 15 Saturn V climb. Research by J.L. Pickering.

Apollo 15 builds thrust prior to lift-off. 26 July 1971. Scan by Kipp Teague.

Apollo 15 builds thrust and swing arms begin to retract. 26 July 1971. Research by J.L. Pickering.

Fisheye view of the Saturn V and the swing arm from the tower. 26 July 1971. Research by J.L. Pickering.

Apollo 15 liftoff. 26 July 1971. Scans by J.L. Pickering.

Apollo 15 builds thrust. Scan by NASA KSC.

Apollo 15 liftoff viewed from the launch tower. 26 July 1971. Scan by Kipp Teague.

Apollo 15 liftoff. 26 July 1971. Scan by J.L. Pickering / Kipp Teague.

Apollo 15 liftoff. 26 July 1971. Scan by J.L. Pickering.

Apollo 15 liftoff. 26 July 1971. Scan by J.L. Pickering.

Apollo 15 rising. 26 July 1971. Scan by Kipp Teague.

Apollo 15 rising. Scan courtesy NASA KSC.

Apollo 15 rising. Scan by Kipp Teague.

Apollo 15 launch from a tower camera. Scan by J.L. Pickering.

Apollo 15 launch. Scan by J.L. Pickering.

Apollo 15 has nearly cleared the tower. 26 July 1971. Scan by Kipp Teague.

Apollo 15 clearing the tower. Research by J.L. Pickering.

Apollo 15 clear of the tower. Scan by J.L. Pickering.

Apollo 15 clear of the tower. Research by J.L. Pickering.

Apollo 15 clear of the tower. Research by J.L. Pickering.

Apollo 15 launch. Research by J.L. Pickering.

Apollo 15 launch. Scan by Kipp Teague.

Apollo 15 launch. Research by J.L. Pickering.

Apollo 15 launch. Scan by Kipp Teague.

Apollo 15 launch. Scan by J.L. Pickering.

Apollo 15 launch. Research by J.L. Pickering.

Viewing stand with the VAB in the background. Research by J.L. Pickering.

Viewing stand during the Apollo 15 launch. Research by J.L. Pickering.

Photographers and tracking camera operators, probably watching the Apollo 15 Saturn V climb. Research by J.L. Pickering.

Gen. Sam Phillips (left), Wernher von Braun, Dr. James Fletcher, and George Low at the Apollo 15 launch. Scan by J.L. Pickering.

In Control cartoon 1 and No Control cartoon 2

Dave describes these two cartoons in the post-landing discussion. These cartoons are Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Archives photographs number 24861 and 24860, respectively, and are used with permission.

As can been from the TV image in the background this picture was taken in the Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR) during Apollo 15 EVA-3 when Jim (right) was pouring a rake sample into a sample bag being held low by Dave near the rim of Hadley Rille at about 165:57:25. In the foreground, EVA CapCom Joe Allen (left) is pointing toward the back of the room while backup Commander, Dick Gordon (center), looks on. The person at the right may be Deke Slayton.

CapCom Joe Allen in the MOCR. Scan by Ulli Lotzmann.

CapCom Ed Mitchell is seated at the far right in this photo taken in the Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR) at the moment of LM liftoff. Deke Slayton is standing next to Mitchell. Scan by Kipp Teague.

Lunar Module "Falcon" ascent stage liftoff is viewed on the television monitor in the Mission Operations Control Room by Granvil A. Pennington, an Instruments and Communications Systems Officer. 2 August 1971. Scan by Kipp Teague.

Apollo 15 descends toward splashdown with one fouled chute. 7 August 1971. Scan by NASA.

Apollo 15 descends toward splashdown. 7 August 1971. Scan by NASA.

Apollo 15 Splashdown 535 km north of Hawaii at 2046 GMT/UTC on 7 August 1971. Journal Contributor Joe O'Dea writes, "This picture freezes the dramatic instant of splashdown at 20:45 GMT/UTC on August 7, 1971, and reveals the Command Module pounding a textbook-perfect impact crater into the water of the Pacific Ocean. Liquid crater ejecta flies radially from the impact site. The Command module landed more heavily than usual owing to the failure of one of its parachutes to open (32 feet per second; normally 28 fps under three inflated canopies)."Scan by Kipp Teague.

Apollo 15 Splashdown. 7 August 1971. Scan by Kipp Teague.

NASA Caption: Apollo 15 Recovery Area -- The Apollo 15 astronauts were in good spirits after leaving their spacecraft and awaiting helicopter pickup from a life raft during recovery operations at the completion of their highly successful 12-day lunar mission. L-r, Mission Commander David R. Scott, James B. Irwin, and Alfred M. Worden, splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 4:46 p.m. EDT (2046 GMT/UTC) August 7, 1971. 333 miles (535 km) north of Hawaii. They were welcomed aboard the USS Okinawa approximately 40 minutes after splashdown.. 7 August 1971. Scan courtesy Connie Moore, NASA HQ.

Beginning in 2004, NASA began to provide scans from original film and, as they become available to the ALSJ, we are using them to replace all prior versions. These are presented at 300 dpi equivalent and are labeled "OF300". See a discussion from Arizona State University about the scanning process used on the original film.

Some images are currently available only as low-resolution scans provided by NASA Johnson in the mid-1990s. The individual scans have TARGA filenames. Markus Mehring has compiled cross-references between those filenames and the NASA photo ID designations customarily used. Other images are available as higher resolution scans from prints and, unless otherwise credited, were provided by Kipp Teague.

Ed Hengeveld has provided a set of thumbnails images ( 1 Mb ) made from low-resolution scans provided by Glen Swanson of NASA Johnson.

Magazine 81 was used in lunar orbit during Revs 61, 62, 63, and 69 with a 500-mm lens.

AS15-81-10883 ( k )

Crater in the Solpicius Gallus region with dark material coming out to the upper right. May be one of the craters observed by the Apollo 17 crew from orbit.

Rev 61. Hadley Rille landing site.

Rev 61. Hadley Rille landing site.

Study of Hadley Rille.

Study of Hadley Rille.

Study of Hadley Rille.

Hadley C and the debris filling the rille.

Study of Hadley Rille.

Study of Hadley Rille.

Study of Hadley Rille.

Study of Hadley Rille.

Study of Hadley Rille.

Study of Hadley Rille.

Study of Hadley Rille.

Study of Hadley Rille.

Study of Hadley Rille.

Study of Hadley Rille.

Study of Hadley Rille.

View toward Littrow Crater, with Taurus-Littrow at the lower left. The Scarp, Bear Mountain, North Massif, Sculptured Hills, MOCR Crater.

Spectacular oblique across the Sea of Rains.

Interesting hill WSW of Delisle Crater.

Northern end of the hill WSW of Delisle Crater.

View to the north over Mare Imbrium, from Montes Spitzbergen to the Beta Prominence. Research by David Woods.

Crater La Hire A, a classic bowl-shaped crater with a ridge to the south.

Unless otherwise noted, all images processed by Kipp Teague from raw scans provided by NASA Johnson. Images labeled "OF300" are from the original film and are presented at the equivalent of 300 DPI on an 7.5 inch by 7.5 inch reproduction.

Magazine 82 was used by both Jim Irwin and Dave Scott during EVA-3, with Jim using it after Dave's camera jammed. After the EVA, they used the magzine on an the Hasselblad with the 500-mm lens and used it for photography out the LM windows.

AS15-82-11047 (OF300) ( 86k or 612k )

164:24:43 Jim retakes the Station 8 pan with Dave's camera, starting with this picture toward the drill-stem rack. The picture is blurred.

Rightward of 11047.

Rightward of 11048, toward the north.

Rightward of 11049.

Rightward of 11050, with the Mt Hadley summit ridge on the right.

Rightward of 11051.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

164:26:56 Frame from Jim's EVA-3 ALSEP pan showing the now-sunlit face of Mt. Hadley. The lineations are much fainter than they were on the second EVA but are still evident. Compare with AS15-89-12165.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

164:26:56 Frame from Jim's EVA-3 ALSEP pan showing the Swann Range, named for Apollo 15 geologist Gordon Swann.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

164:26:56 Frame from Jim's EVA-3 ALSEP pan showing the Swann Range and darkened foot and Rover tracks.

164:26:56 Frame from Jim's EVA-3 ALSEP pan showing the LM.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

This up-Sun picture of the LM is from a pan Jim took at the ALSEP site at the start of EVA-3 at about 164:26:56.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erik van Meijgaarden.

Rightward of 11057, motion blurred.

Rightward of 11058, motion blurred, showing Mt. Hadley Delta.

164:26:56 Rightward of 11059, showing Dave at the back of the Rover. He is examining the vise which, as he is discovering, is mounted backwards and will not grip the core stems. See figure 14-44 in the Apollo 15 Mission Report.

164:26:56 Frame from Jim's EVA-3 ALSEP pan showing Dave at the back of the Rover examining the vise. He has the core with him, lying horizontally along the back of the Rover with the treadle hanging off the near end. Motion blurred.

This frame from Jim's EVA-3 ALSEP pan shows the TV camera pointed at him. Note the treadle hanging down just inside of the right rear fender. Dave Scott is working at the gate.

Rightward of 11062, showing the front of the Rover. Motion blurred.

164:26:56 Rightward of 11063, toward the Central Station. This frame ends Jim's Station 8 pan.

At this time the only working camera passes to Dave Scott.

AS15-82-11065 (OF300) ( 180k or 931k)

164:53:35 In compiling this list of photocaptions, I relied heavily on the work of Bailey and Ulrich published in Apollo 15 Voice Transcript Pertaining to the Geology of the Landing Site and have had few disagreements with their association of particular photographs with particular parts of the dialog. However, in the case of this picture, I do not agree with their suggestion that it was taken at 165:00:10. My reason for thinking that it was taken at about 164:53:44 is that, at that time, Dave and Jim stop to take a look at a rock and Dave says he's "getting it", meaning a picture. 11065 is certainly taken from Dave's side of the Rover. Jim's camera is jammed. Notice, also, the small, fresh crater at the left side which has produced a significant amount of regolith breccia.

165:05:09 Dave begins a pan at Station 9 with this down-Sun picture. He is standing on the north rim of a 15-m diameter crater.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11066, centered on Hill 305 and showing the blocky ejecta surrounding the very fresh crater. As at Apollo 17's Van Serg Crater, the ejecta here is almost all blocks of regolith (soil) compressed in the impact that dug the crater. The formal term for this compressed material is "regolith breccia". The informal term is "instant rock".

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11067.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11068, showing inbound Rover tracks just below center.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11069.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11070, looking north.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11071.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11072, with Mt. Hadley coming in on the right.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11073, with most of the Mt. Hadley summit ridge on the right.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11074, centered on Mt. Hadley.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11075, Mt. Hadley.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11076.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11077, showing part of the rim of the Station 9 crater. Swann Range.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11078, showing part of the debris mound at the center of the crater. The Swann Range is in the background.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

165:05:09 Frame from Dave's Station 9 pan showing the northeastern wall of the Station 9 crater, with the Swann Range in the background. The ejecta fragments are virtualy all regolith breccias.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11080, showing what appears to be a bench at the bottom of the north, inner wall.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11081, showing the central mound of large blocks on the right. Almost all the blocks are probably regolith breccia or 'instant rock' formed from soil compressed during the impact.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11082, showing the view across the center of the Station 9 crater with Silver Spur in the distance.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11083.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11084, showing the southwest rim with Mt. Delta Hadley and Silver Spur in the distance.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11085, with St. George on the right.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

165:05:09 Frame from Dave's Station 9 pan centered on St. George Crater.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11087.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11088.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11089. Jim is at the Rover at the right edge. We are looking at the back of the Rover and Jim is at the CDR's seat. Bennett Hill is in the distance beyond the Rover. Journal Contributor Roberto Ci notes that in both 11090 and 91, the bottom of the right-rear tire appears to be bent. A high-resolution version of 11108, taken from a location closer to the LRV just before Dave and Jim left Station 9 shows that the tire seems to be displaced leftwards because its right side seem to be on a rock.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

166:20:02 This frame from Dave Station 9 pan shows Jim working at the CDR's seat. The Rover is parked facing away us. The fragments in the foreground are all regolith breccias ejected from the Station 9 crater.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11091, ending Dave's Station 9 pan. Jim is still at the Rover.

165:07:15 Cross-Sun from the north of the first Station 9 sample.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Dave stepped to his left to get this stereo companion to 11093.

165:07:51 Before leaving Station 9, Dave took a series of photographs of the bench in the crater.

Leftward of 11095.

165:07:51 Third in a three-frame minipan of the bench in the Station 9 crater, probably showing the bench best of the three. Although it is tempting to think that the break in slope represents the point at which the impactor encountered basaltic bedrock beneath the overlying regolith, that explanation is unlikely because Dave and Jim found no basaltic ejecta from this crater.

Cross-Sun from the north of a Station 9 sample location.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Dave stepped to his right to get this stereo companion to 11098.

"After" of a Station 9 sampling location. Dave planted the tongs in the right foreground.

165:09:30 Cross-Sun "before" from the north of the "slickensides" rock. A slickensides is a smooth surface created when two rock faces slide across each other.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Similar to 11101.

165:09:56 Dave has turned the slickenside boulder and then takes this "after".

165:09:56 Dave has overturned a boulder at Station 9 that he describes as looking as if it had "slickensides".

165:10:27 Cross-Sun "before" from the north of the "big one" at Station 9. Note Jim's shadow across the top of the picture.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Dave stepped to his left to get this stereo companion to 11105.

Down-Sun of the "big one" at Station 9. As we can see from Jim's shadow, he is getting a sample bag ready.

For this picture, Dave raised his aim to get a "locator" to the Rover. Bennett Hill is in the background and, at the left side of the picture, we can see Jim's left hand and the sample bag. A very-high-resolution version show that the right portion of the right-rear seems to be on a rock big enough to bend the lower part of the wire mesh to the left. With thanks to Roberto Gorla who noted the distortion of the tire as seen in 11090-1.

165:12:53 Cross-Sun "after" from the north, with the tongs planted in the right foreground.

The camera is again passed to Jim Irwin.

AS15-82-11110 (OF300) ( 110k or 731k )

165:21:14 Jim starts a Station 9a pan with this down-Sun which shows the far wall of Hadley Rille with Hill 305 in the background.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11110.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11111.

Rightward of 11112, showing the slope of the mare surface toward the rille.

Rightward of 11113.

Rightward of 11114, with part of Mt. Hadley at the upper right.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11115, toward Mt. Hadley, which is partially obscured by the local horizon. Note that the lineations on the mountain are still faintly visible.

Rightward of 11116, toward the Swann Range. In the foreground, we can see numerous partially buried boulders.

Rightward of 11117.

Rightward of 11118, up-Sun.

Rightward of 11119, showing Dave at his side of the Rover, with his seat raised as he gets the 500-mm camera.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

165:21:14 Rightward of 11120. This frame from Jim's Station 9a pan shows the view south along Hadley Rille. Dave is reaching under his Rover seat to get the Hasselblad camera equipped with a 500-mm lens.

Note the appearance of Silver Spur at the upper right and compare with Dave's 500-mm image of Silver Spur, AS15-82-11250 taken during the SEVA at a similar viewing angle but a much lower sun elevation. See, also, a discussion of the appearance of Silver Spur in the Apollo 15 Preliminary Science Report.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

165:21:14 This frame from Jim's Station 9a pan is an excellent picture toward the south showing the bend of the rille near Elbow Crater. See a labeled detail.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

165:21:14 Frame from Jim's Station 9a pan centered on St. George crater.

Red-blue anaglyph by Yuri Krasilnikov.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11123, showing the west wall of Hadley Rille.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11124, showing the west wall of Hadley Rille. Note the foreground boulder one fiducial right and below center with horizontal structure.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11125, with the foreground boulder with horizontal structure below and just to the left of center.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11126, ends Jim's Station 9a pan.

Down-Sun "before" of samples 15528 and 15529. The latter is a 1.5 kilogram basalt. The samples are half a fiducial above the center of the frame. The large flat rock with horizontal layering is noted in AS15-82-11125 which, in this picture, is one fiducial left and two above the center.

165:27:02 Jim's "locator" to the Rover from the "fragment with a great number of vesicles". Samples 15528 and 15529 came from this rock. A detail shows Dave holding the 500-mm lens and examining the far wall of the rille.

165:28:10 Jim went over to examine the flat rock with horizontal layering and took this close-up. Note the numerous vesicles on the frothy top surface.

165:28:46 Cross-Sun of the flat rock at Station 9a from the north, showing two prominent horizontal lineations and the parallel frothy, vesicular layer on top. Remarkably, there is no discussion of this rock in the Apollo 15 Preliminary Science Report.

Cross-Sun of the flat rock from the southwest.

165:34:04 Down-Sun of football-sized rock 15556, which is a 1.5 kilogram vesicular basalt.

Jim stepped to his right to get this stereo companion to 11133.

Cross-Sun from the northwest, with the Rover in the background. We can see Dave's feet beyond the Rover. He may be taking pictures of the east wall of Hadley Rille, AS15-89-12087 to 12094.

165:36:09 Down-Sun of football-sized rock 15557, which is a 2.5-kilogram vesicular basalt.

Cross-Sun from the south of sample 15557.

165:39:02 Down-Sun "before" of the basalt outcrops downslope of the Rover.

Cross-Sun "before" from the south. In the Apollo 15 Preliminary Science Report there is discussion of a "linear trough" which, in this picture, is just in front of Dave's feet. Note the line of small rocks extending from left to right in front of Dave's feet. These mark the near edge of the trough.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

165:39:51 At Station 9a near the edge of Hadley Rille, Dave is leaning to his right, with his left foot off the ground, as he breaks a sample off one of the basalt boulders with the hammer. A detail shows that Dave has a strap-on pocket on each leg ( 219k ).

165:44:46 Cross-Sun "after" of the boulder sample. Dave has put the hammer away and has the tongs with which he picked up the chip. Journal Contributor Jerry Stone calls attention to differences between the 11140 and 41. See a discussion at 165:44:54.

165:46:17 Down-Sun "before" of the bedrock sampling location at Station 9a near the edge of Hadley Rille. Dave and Jim have placed the gnomon on top of the outcrop.

165:46:17 Excellent cross-Sun "before" from the north of the Station 9a outcrop sample, with the Hadley Rille in the background. Note the rounded corners and sizable vesicles on the outcrop.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Jim stepped to his left to get this stereo companion to 11143.

165:49:55 Excellent cross-Sun "after" from the north of the Station 9a outcrop sample. Dave is reaching for the hammer. Note that he has checklists on both arms. The one on his left wrist covers the drilling tasks that have occupied him on all three EVAs. Note that Dave is not wearing a camera, because Jim is using it to take this picture. Dave is holding individual sample bag 281 in his left hand. Note that we can see at least one rock fragment in the bag.

165:49:55 Similar to 11145. Dave is about to grab the hammer. Note that Jim did not move left or right between frames.

165:50:49 Jim's "locator" to the south. The group of rocks just to the right of center in this picture are at the upper left in 11146. Part of St. George is at the upper right.

165:52:11 Cross-Sun of the layered, buried boulder at Station 9a. Note that Dave did not get the color-gray scale gnomon leg pointed at the Sun.

165:52:40 Jim moved in closer to get this down-Sun of the layered, partially buried boulder.

Jim stepped to his left to get this stereo companion to 11149.

Once again the camera changes hands, and Dave Scott takes more photographs.

AS15-82-11151 (OF300) ( 227k or 1024k )

165:54:41 Dave took this cross-Sun "before" of the rake sample area from the north. Jim is waiting for Dave to finish the "befores" before he starts.

Dave stepped to his left to get this stereo companion to 11151. Note that they got the color/gray scale properly oriented for these pictures.

165:54:48 Down-Sun "before" of the rake sample area.

165:59:56 "After" of the rake sample site. Note that Dave moved the gnomon at about 165:56:48.

166:00:01 Dave's down-Sun "afters" of the rake site, the stereo companion to 11154.

166:01:55 Cross-Sun "before" of the Station 9a core site.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Dave stepped to his right to get this stereo companion to 11156.

Down-Sun "before" of the Station 9a core site.

Dave stepped to his right and raised his aim to get this "locator", which shows Hadley Rille beyond the gnomon. Bennett Hill is on the horizon.

166:00:01 Dave's cross-Sun "before" from the south of the core tube sample. Jim has the core tube in position and, after Dave takes the picture, will push it in by hand before hammering it in the rest of the way.

166:03:37 Jim has pushed the first tube about 3/4 of the way in by hand.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

166:04:39 Jim has finished hammering the Station 9a double core into the ground.

166:08:23 ) Dave took this "after" picture of the core hole after Jim removed the core tubes.

166:09:44 Bailey and Ulrich indicate that this is a "before" of sample 15555, generally known as Great Scott, a 9.6 kilogram piece of basalt, and the largest Apollo 15 sample. I agree. The Apollo 15 Photographic Index incorrectly indicates that this picture was taken at Station 10.

The camera returns to Jim Irwin.

AS15-82-11165 (OF300) ( 133k or 845k )

166:18:56 Jim starts a pan at Station 10, starting with this down-Sun toward Hill 305.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11165, with Hill 305 in the distance.

166:20:02 This frame from Jim's Station 10 pan shows Dave moving toward Hadley Rille carrying the 500-mm camera.

166:20:02 Note the dust that Dave has kicked with his right boot as he stepped forward.

Harland has created a mini-pan from 11167 and 68.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11168, showing the Rover at the left side.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11169, showing the inbound Rover tracks.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11170.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11171, showing Mt. Hadley.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

166:18:56 Rightward of 11172. This frame from Jim's Station 10 pan shows the in-bound Rover tracks coming in from the right, with the fully-lit western face Mt. Hadley in the distance.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11173, toward the Swann Range. Compare with AS15-89-12165.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11174.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Leftward of 11175.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11176. View toward Silver Spur with the east rim of Rim Crater on the right.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Red-blue anaglyph by Eric Jones.

Rightward of 11177. View down the east side of the rille toward Mt. Hadley Delta.

Red-blue anaglyph by Yuri Krasilnikov. See, also, a higher-resolution version (2 Mb) by Eric Jones; and an alternative version (1.4 Mb0 by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11178. View down the rille with St. George Crater in the dstance on the right. Rim Crater is in the foreground, with a diameter of 45 meters

Red-blue anaglyph by Eric Jones. See, also, an alternative (1.2 Mb).

Rightward of 11179, with the center of Rim Crater in the foreground, a distinctive, talus-flled crater in the far wall of the rille, St. George on the flank of Mt. Hadley Delta, and, in the distance, the "bright peak" marked on a telescopic image (281k ) taken by Ulli Lotzmann at about 2000 UTC on 17 April 2005 when the solar elevation was about 13.5 degrees at Hadley. The solar elevation when 11180 was taken was about 36 degrees.

This is the only overlap region covering Rim Crater that doesn't have much stereo separation. Red-blue anaglyph by Eric Jones. See, also, an alternative version (1.1 Mb) by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11181, showing the north rim of Rim Crater with the far wall of Hadley Rille in the background.

Red-blue anaglyph by Eric Jones. Alternative version (1.0 Mb).

Rightward of 11181. View along the north rim of Rim Crater.

Rightward of 11182.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

166:20:02 Rightward of 11183, ending Jim's Station 10 pan.

166:21:59 This is the lefthand member of a stereopair Jim took of the 4-to-5 foot Station 10 boulder with large vesicles.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

166:21:59 Jim stepped to his right to get this stereocompanion to 11185. Eric Nelson has produced a red/blue stereoview of the right-hand portion of the boulder.

Jim has moved north of the largest Station 10 boulder to take this down-Sun of another large rock north of it.

Jim moved a few steps to his right to shoot this cross-Sun over another Station 10 boulder. Note the rock that is in the background is in both 11187 and 11188.

Jim moves to a spot ESE of the boulder that was in the foreground in 11187 and shoots this picture north across the boulder that was in the foreground in 11188.

Jim steps back and to his left and gets both the 11187 and 11189 boulders in this shot toward the NNE.

Jim is on the Rover at Station 10. A number of rocks in this picture can also be seen in AS15-82-11167, which is part of his Station 10 pan. For example, in 11167, there is an elongated rock with a relatively bright sunlit face above Dave's right hand at shoulder level. In 11191, that rock is near the fiducial one right and one below center.

166:40:39 Jim took this picture from the Rover as they approached the LM at the end of EVA-3. According to the photo catalog, these pictures were taken near Wolverine Crater.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

166:41:26 At Jim's request, Dave has turned slightly to the right to better center the LM in the picture.

166:41:26 Similar to 11193. This frame from Jim's Station 10 pan shows the in-bound Rover tracks coming in from the right, with the fully-lit western face Mt. Hadley in the distance.

166:42:42 They have moved closer to the LM. Note that the Rover tracks visible in this picture are not as dark as the ones photographed closer to the LM at the ALSEP site. Silver Spur is at the right.

Once again the camera returns to Dave Scott.

AS15-82-11196 (OF300) ( 150k or 721k )

166:48:58 Dave took a series of picture to show dust on the Rover. This first frame shows the front of the vehicle from the left side. Note that the TV camera is pointed down. We can see Jim on the far side. Note that the center of the image is partly obscured, undoubtedly because of a dust smudge on the lens.

Dave steps to his right to get this picture of footrests, the footpan, and the bottom of the console.

Dave steps to his right to get this picture of the seat area. Jim has rested the multiple section of the deep core on his seat. This photo gives us an excellent view of the switches, switch guards, and circuit breakers on the Rover console. Note that Dave has hung his seat belt on the low-gain antenna mast support. The BSLSS bag is hanging behind Dave's seat.

166:48:58 This picture shows the right rear wheel and the right rear of the Rover from the back. Dust-covered Rover parked at the LM at the end of EVA-3. The central area of the image is partially obscured by dust on the camera lens. Note that there are some scratches on the top of the right rear fender perhaps the result of the fender extension being pulled out during Rover deployment and scraping on the main fender.

166:48:58 Dave took this picture of the righthand side of the Rover from the back, looking forward. Note that there are considerable buildups of dust on the chassis next to the wheel and on the inside of the hub. Forward of the seats, we can read the face of the console and can see the switches and switch guards quite clearly. Note that only some of the switches and breakers are guarded.

Dave moved forward to get this picture of Jim's footpan and the multiple core stem on Jim's seat. We can see more detail on the instrument panel, even though the lettering is not as easy to read. Note that Jim's gloves are very dirty. The ALSEP is visible in the background.

Dave moved up to the right front wheel to get this picture showing dust on the inside of the hub.

This picture shows us details on the front of the Rover, including the battery covers, the uncovered LCRU mirrors, the TCU, and tread on the left front tire. Note the cable from the low-gain antenna coming into view on the left and going around the TCU to the LCRU. Both the low-gain and high-gain antennas were connected to the LCRU on the righthand side (as seen from the seats) of the LCRU.

The remaining frames were taken through the windows after the end of EVA-3.

AS15-82-11204 (OF300) ( 113k or 807k )

Post-EVA-3, 500-mm photo of the North Complex. This starts a very good series of photographs. (See AS15-90-12249 for a second series).

Rightward of 11204.

Rightward of 11205.

Rightward of 11206.

Rightward of 11207.

Rightward of 11208.

Rightward of 11209.

Rightward of 11210.

Rightward of 11211.

Rightward of 11212.

Rightward of 11213.

Rightward of 11214.

Rightward of 11215. Sunstruck.

Rightward of 11216.

Rightward of 11216. Partial frame on the end of the magazine.

Unless otherwise noted, all images processed by Kipp Teague from raw scans provided by NASA Johnson. Images labeled "OF300" are from the original film and are presented at the equivalent of 300 DPI on an 7.5 inch by 7.5 inch reproduction.

Magazine 84 was used with a 500-mm lens during the SEVA, EVA-1, EVA-2 and in lunar orbit after rendezvous.

AS15-84-11235 (OF300) ( 130k or 979k )

106:56:25 During the SEVA, Dave took a series of photos with the 500-mm lens. This first photo shows a small, bright crater on the east rim of St. George Crater.

Similar to 11235.

Contour Crater on the northern slope of Mt. Hadley Delta.

106:56:54 500-mm portrait of Bennett Hill.

106:56:54 Frame from Dave's 500-mm portrait of Hill 305.

106:56:54 Frame from Dave's 500-mm portrait of Hill 305.

106:56:54 Frame from Dave's 500-mm portrait of Hill 305.

106:56:54 This first frame in Dave's 500-mm SEVA coverage of the North Complex shows Pluton Crater and, above it, Eaglecrest Crater. This is one of the few 500-mm images that Dave took without the camera being perfectly steady. I have used FocusMagic in an atttempt to deblur the image. Four-pixel deblurring ( 272k ) along a line 50 degrees counterclockwise from vertical seems to work best.

106:56:54 Rightward of 11242, showing more of Pluton.

106:56:54 Dave shifted his aim farther to the west to take a series of pictures of Chain Crater.

106:56:54 Rightward of 11244 with only slight overlap.

106:56:54 Leftward of 11244.

106:57:25 500-mm shot of the western base of Mt Hadley, the part nearest the North Complex. Most of the mountain is in deep shadow.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

106:57:25 500-mm shot of the western base of Mt Hadley, leftward of 11247.

106:57:25 500-mm shot of the western base of Mt Hadley, rightward of 11247.

Dave took this 500-mm picture of Silver Spur during the SEVA at about 106:58:07. Silver Spur is named for Caltech geologist Lee Silver, who showed Dave and Jim that field geology could be exciting. See Don Wilhelm's excellent book To a Rocky Moon. Note that there appear to be two systems of lineations in Silver Spur. One set consists of what appear to be about ten thick beds which appear to dip down from right to left as seen from the LM. As discussed in the Apollo 15 Preliminary Science Report, this set of lineations may well represent real structure in the mountain. The second set of lineations consists of closely-spaced, nearly horizontal lines. These may be lighting artifacts.

106:57:25 500-mm shot rightward of 11250, showing the east flank of Mt. Hadley Delta.

106:57:25 500-mm shot rightward of 11251, showing the east flank of Mt. Hadley Delta. A detail shows a rather spectacular bit of what might be called 'scanner fluff' or 'scanner dust'.

106:57:25 500-mm shot rightward of 11252, showing the east flank of Mt. Hadley Delta.

The following frames were taken by Dave Scott at Station 2, during EVA-1.

AS15-84-11254 (OF300) ( 103k or 908k )

123:19:35 Dave took a series of 500-mm photos from Station 2 on the northern flank of Hadley Delta below St. George Crater. He began with a series of images taken along a horizontal strip of the far rille wall south of Trophy Point. Note the rocks just below and to the right of center.

123:19:35 Rightward from 11254. The rocks noted in the previous frame are below center near the left edge.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

123:19:35 Rightward from 11255 with good overlap. Hill 305 is in the distance.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

123:19:35 Rightward from 11256 with good overlap. Note the apparent layering in the formation just below center on the right. The mare surface is believed to have been built up in a series of relatively thin lava flows with some impact 'weathering' of each fresh surface before the next flow. A cross-section would show a series of thin, horizontal layers. See a detail from 11258, below.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

123:19:35 Rightward from 11257 with good overlap. The layered formation is just to the right and below center and is shown in a detail ( 148k ).

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

123:19:35 Rightward from 11258 with good overlap. Dave was not holding the camera level when he took this picture and, consequently, neither the layering in the outcrop (left of center) nor the surface of the mare beyond are horizontal but dip down to the left. However, the layering is approaximately parallel to the mare surface. The azimuth of the blocky-rimmed crater on the mare surface on the far side of the rille can be estimated to be about 306 degrees, using frame AS15-85-11447 from Jim's second pan and azimuths of 274 for Jim's shadow and 312 for the summit of Hill 305. A tentative identification is made in a labeled detail ( 0.8 Mb ) from Pan Camera frame 9377. The estimated azimuth from Station 2 of 306 degrees is indicated by the diagonal line and an estimated angular crater diameter of 3.5 degrees is consistent between views in 11259, 11447, and 9377.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

123:19:35 Rightward from 11259 with good overlap. Note the blocky ejecta around a sizeable crater on the mare surface above and to the left of center. As can be seen in frame AS15-85-11423 from Jim's first Station 2 pan, this crater is about its own angular diameter to the left of the azimuth to the summit of Hill 305. A detail from Pan Camera frame AS-9377 ( 289k ) helps establish that this is Crook Crater, which Joe Allen and the crew named before the mission.

123:19:35 Rightward from 11260 with good overlap.

123:19:35 Rightward from 11261 with good overlap.

123:19:35 Rightward from 11262 with good overlap.

123:19:35 Rightward from 11263 with good overlap.

123:19:35 Rightward from 11264 with good overlap.

123:19:35 Rightward from 11265 with good overlap.

123:19:35 Rightward from 11266 with good overlap.

123:19:35 Rightward from 11267 with good overlap.

123:20:51 For this frame, Dave has pointed the camera at virtually the same spot he photographed in 11259 in order to start a second horizontal strip. Note the relatively large rock near the fiducial mark one left and one below the center with apparent vertical jointing overlain by horizontal layering.

Leftward of 11269 with good overlap.

Rightward of 11270 and leftward of 11269.

Rightward of 11271 with overlap.

Rightward of 11272 with overlap, showing pretty much the same area shown in 11261 except that, in the present picture, he is aimed a bit farther downslope.

Rightward of 11273 with good overlap.

Rightward of 11274 with good overlap.

123:20:06 First frame in a vertical strip of 500-mm shots of Trophy Point that Dave took from Station 2. A detail shows the 'very interesting outcrop over there, which looks like vertical jointing in a big block with a horizontal layer on the top'. He photographed this area previously in 11272, now aiming a little higher to show a portion of Hill 305 and, in the middle distance a large crater on the mare surface. Note the large number of rocks on the crater rim.

123:20:06 Slightly lower than 11276, with considerable overlap.

123:20:06 Lower than 11277, but with considerable overlap.

123:20:06 Lower than 11278, but with considerable overlap.

123:20:06 Lower than 11279, but with considerable overlap.

123:20:06 Lower than 11280, but with considerable overlap.

123:20:06 Lower than 11281, with the near side of the rille coming in at the bottom.

123:20:06 Lower than 11282, with more of the near side of the rille at the bottom.

Dave took this 500-mm photo from Station 2 at about 123:03:12. It shows a portion of the rille wall below Trophy Point.

Rightward of 11284 with considerable overlap

Dave took this 500-mm photo from Station 2 at about 123:03:12. It shows a view along the bottom of he rille toward the north.

Dave took this 500-mm photo from Station 2 at about 123:03:12. It shows the bottom of the rille below Trophy Point but does not overlap 11286.

Similar to 11287 and slightly to the right. This image is blurred by camera motion. Eric Nelson has produced a sharpened version with the motion blurring largely removed.

Before climbing on the Rover, Dave took three 500-mm frames looking up Hadley Delta. This first frame shows a large boulder uphill from Station 2.

Mt. Hadley Delta from Station 2.

123:21:27 Mt. Hadley Delta from Station 2. This is the last of the 500-mm frames that Dave takes at Station 2.

The following frames were taken by Dave Scott at Station 6, during EVA-2.

AS15-84-11292 (OF300) ( 207k or 1349k )

144:46:38 Dave has started a series of 500-mm photographs of Mt. Hadley taken at Station 6 on the flank of Mt. Hadley Delta. He begins with a sequence along the summit.

Mt. Hadley.

Mt. Hadley.

Mt. Hadley.

Mt. Hadley.

Mt. Hadley.

Mt. Hadley.

Mt. Hadley.

Mt. Hadley.

This frame ends Dave's first sequence of pictures of the Mt. Hadley summit.

Dave has started a second sequence of pictures of the Mt. Hadley summit.

Mt. Hadley.

Mt. Hadley.

Mt. Hadley.

Mt. Hadley.

Mt. Hadley.

This frame ends Dave's second sequence of pictures of the Mt. Hadley summit.

144:47:51 This is the first in a vertical strip of 500mm images of Mt. Hadley taken by Dave Scott from Station 6. Two sets of linear features can be seen on the mountain: a set running diagonally down from the upper right to the lower left and a nearly horizontal set dipping down slightly to the left. The diagonal set is the more prominent when the mountain is viewed as a whole and these are believed to be due to lighting effects. The features in the horizontal set, when viewed from lunar orbit, appear to be benches that may have resulted from slumping on the steep mountain face. A full discussion can be found starting on page 5-11 in the Apollo 15 Preliminary Science Report.

144:47:51 Similar to 11309 but aimed slightly lower.

144:47:51 Below 11310. Dave is lowering his aim about 1/4 of a frame between shots in the series.

144:47:51 Below 11311. Dave is lowering his aim about 1/4 of a frame between shots in the series.

144:47:51 Below 11312. Dave is lowering his aim about 1/4 of a frame between shots in the series.

144:47:51 Below 11313. Dave is lowering his aim about 1/4 of a frame between shots in the series.

144:47:51 This frame ends Dave's vertical sequence of pictures of the west face of Mt. Hadley. It is probably the best picture of the "high water marks" at the base of the mountain.

Dave has turned his attention to the hill which is immediately south of Mt. Hadley. At 144:50:48, Dave refers to this feature as the "forward, leading edge of Swann Mountain", but may have meant the 'leading edge of the Swann Range'.

Rightward and up from 11316 to show the summit of the 'leading edge' hill.

Dave has started a sequence of photos of the left flank of Mt. Hadley.

Mt. Hadley.

Mt. Hadley.

Mt. Hadley.

This frame ends the series of photos showing the left flank of Mt. Hadley.

144:50:48 ) Dave starts a series of pictures showing the North Complex.

144:50:48 Twenty years after the mission, this 500-mm photo was still Dave's favorite. It shows the LM as seen from Station 6, with Pluton Crater in the background. The ALSEP site is about one-fiducial separation to the left of the LM.

This is the last frame is Dave's series showing the LM and the North Complex.

This frame starts another series showing the lineations on the face of Mt. Hadley as seen from Station 6.

Mt. Hadley.

Mt. Hadley.

Mt. Hadley.

This is the last frame of the series showing the lineations on Mt. Hadley.

Dave has turned to take pictures toward the northwest of Hadley Rille and Hill 305.

Hadley Rille & Hill 305.

Hadley Rille & Hill 305.

Hadley Rille & Hill 305.

This is the last frame in the series taken toward the northwest.

Dave had turned to take some 500-mm frames toward the summit of Mt. Hadley Delta. Dave is probably having trouble leaning far enough back to aim the camera and, as a result, the image is blurred.

Outcrops on Mt. Hadley Delta.

Mt. Hadley Delta.

Mt. Hadley Delta.

This is the best of Dave's 500-mm of outcrops on Mt. Hadley Delta.

Mt. Hadley Delta.

Similar to 11337.

Dave starts a short sequence panning to his left.

144:52:03 Up-Sun along the slope of Hadley Delta, toward Silver Spur.

This is the last frame of Dave's 500-mm photos taken from Station 6.

The remaining frames were taken from lunar orbit.

AS15-84-11350 (OF300) ( 123k or 1152k )

Orbital frame.

Unless otherwise noted, all images processed by Kipp Teague from raw scans provided by NASA Johnson. Images labeled "OF300" are from the original film and are presented at the equivalent of 300 DPI on an 7.5 inch by 7.5 inch reproduction.

Used by Dave Scott during the SEVA (60mm lens), and by Jim Irwin during EVA-1 and EVA-2.

AS15-85-11353 (OF300) ( 76k or 673k )

106:53:45 Dave begins the SEVA photography with a pan taken with a 60-mm lens. This sunstruck first frame is a down-Sun toward Bennett Hill.

106:53:45 Rightward from 11353, Bennett Hill.

106:53:45 Rightward from 11354, Hill 305.

106:53:45 Rightward from 11355. Chain Crater is near the righthand edge.

106:53:45 Rightward from 11356. Centered on Chain Crater with Pluton Crater and Schaber Hill at the righthand edge.

106:53:45 Rightward from 11357. Centered on Chain Crater with all of Pluton Crater and Schaber Hill to the right of center.

106:53:45 Rightward from 11358. Pluton Crater and Schaber Hill just to the right of center.

106:53:45 Rightward from 11359. Centered on Pluton Crater and Schaber Hill. The deeply shadowed lower slope of Mt Hadley shows up as a black, triangular section on the righthand edge.

106:53:45 Rightward from 11360, with Pluton Crater and Schaber Hill to the right of center. The deeply shadowed lower slope of Mt Hadley shows up as a large black, triangular section on the righthand edge.

106:53:45 Rightward from 11361, with the deeply shadowed lower slope of Mt Hadley dominating the righthand half of the image.

106:53:45 Rightward from 11362, with a thin line of sunlight can be seen on the summit ridge of Mt. Hadley. Compare with AS15-87- 11810, a frame from Jim's 4 o'clock LM pan taken after the EVA-2 traverse.

106:53:45 Rightward from 11363, showing the sunlit southern flank of Mt. Hadley.

106:53:45 Rightward from 11364, with the Swann Range coming in on the right.

106:53:45 Rightward from 11365, almost up-Sun toward the Swann Range.

106:53:45 Rightward from 11366, up-Sun.

106:53:45 Rightward from 11367, up-Sun with some sunlit ridges and peaks visible on the right .

106:53:45 Rightward from 11368, into the Swann Range.

106:53:45 Rightward from 11369, with Silver Spur on the right.

Red-blue anaglyph with perspective correction by Eric Jones.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

106:53:45 Rightward from 11370, centered on Silver Spur with Mt. Hadley Delta on the right. On the same azimuth as Silver Spur, the foreground crater with a large, fresh crater on the eastern wall is Last Crater. See a labeled comparison ( 0.2 Mb ) with a portion of Mapping Camera frame AS15-M-0414, taken at about the same time..

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

106:53:45 Rightward from 11371, toward Mt. Hadley Delta.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

106:53:45 Rightward from 11372, Mt Hadley Delta with St. George Crater on the righthand edge Note the very fresh, bright-rimmed crater on just outside the eastern rim of St. George.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Red-blue anaglyph by Eric Jones.

106:53:45 Rightward from 11373, Mt Hadley Delta with St. George Crater on the righthand edge Note the very fresh, bright-rimmed crater on just outside the eastern rim of St. George. In the distance, beyond the center of St. George, we see the sunlit, eastern flank of the "bright peak" marked on a telescopic image (281k) taken by Ulli Lotzmann at about 2000 UTC on 17 April 2005 when the solar elevation of 13.5 degrees was about the same as it was during the mission at about 114:45. Compare with Pan Camera frame 9377, which was taken about an hour after the end of the SEVA.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

106:53:45 Rightward from 11374, Mt Hadley Delta with St. George Crater on the righthand edge Note the very fresh, bright-rimmed crater on just outside the eastern rim of St. George.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

106:53:45 Rightward from 11375, centered on St. George Crater.

106:53:45 Dave moved his aim left and up to get this image centered on the summit of Mt. Hadley Delta.

106:53:45 Leftward of 11377, showing the eastern portion of Mt. Hadley Delta as well as Silver Spur and, in the foreground, Last Crater.

106:53:45 Dave resumes his clockwise pan. St. George Crater is on the left.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

106:53:45 Similar to 11379 but aimed somewhat lower. The foreground crater also appears in AS15-85-11391, which Dave took out his window after the SEVA.

106:53:45 Rightward of 11382; centered on Bennett Hill.

106:53:45 Rightward of 11380, with Bennett Hill on the right.

The following frames were taken by Dave Scott out his window after the SEVA but before EVA-1.

AS15-85-11383 (OF300) ( 67k or 581k )

This first picture was taken down-Sun, out of Dave's window, and shows the LM shadow and, on the horizon at the right edge, Hill 305. Note the LPD grid on Dave's window. This is the first of several pictures in this series that show the black rock Dave mentioned at 107:33:34. The black rock is labeled in a detail from 11387.

Similar to 11383 but aimed slightly lower.

Leftward of 11383 and 384. Note the out-of-focus grid marks scribed on Dave's window. Bennett Hill is on the horizon at the left.

Leftward of 11385. Bennett Hill on the left.

Leftward of 11386. Centered on Bennett Hill. The black rock Dave mentioned at 107:33:34 is labeled in a detail.

Similar to 11387, but with the camera tilted to the left.

Leftward of 11387. Note the fresh, raised rim crater on the left. This crater can be seen in a detail from pan camera frame 9798. It is just inside the bright area close to the LM about 45 degrees counterclockwise from the LM shadow and slightly farther from the sapcecraft than the shadow tip.

Slightly leftward of 11389, showing the fresh crater and the thrusters outside Dave's window.

Leftward of 11390, showing that the fresh crater is a doublet. St. George Crater is in the distance beyond the thruster with an illuminated, subsidiary peak (290k) southwest of Hadley Delta in the far distance.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Similar to 11391 but slightly leftward, showing that the fresh crater is a doublet. St. George Crater is in the distance beyond the thruster.

Leftward of 11392, showing the bright-rimmed crater on the east flank of St. George.

The next sequence of frames were taken by Jim Irwin out his window after the SEVA but before EVA-1.

AS15-85-11394 (OF300) ( 73k or 649k )

JIm Irwin now uses the camera to take photgraphs out his window, begining with this view toward the west. Hill 305 is to the right of center. Because the LM is rotated to the right relative to down-Sun, only the righthand edge of the LM shadow is visible out Jim's window.

Rightward of 11394 and centered on Hill 305.

Rightward of 11395, with Hill 305 on the left.

Rightward of 11396, with Pluton Crater and Schaber Hill just to the right of - and slight above - center.

The next sequence of frames comprise a clockwise pan taken by Jim Irwin at Elbow Crater, Station 1.

AS15-85-11398 (OF300) ( 166k or 916k )

122:13:41 Jim starts a clockwise pan at Elbow Crater, Station 1. According to the map in the Apollo 15 Preliminary Science Report, he is standing on the east rim of the crater. The crater is a bit washed out in this down-Sun photo. Beyond the crater, we can see the west-trending portion of the rille that skirts the base of the mountain and then turns south again. Bennett Hill is on the horizon at the left.

High resolution red-blue anaglyph with perspective correction, by Eric Jones.

122:13:41 Rightward of 11398. Hill 305 is on the horizon just to the right of center and we can see some of the bends in the rille.

High resolution red-blue anaglyph with perspective correction, by Eric Jones. See, also, an alternative by Erwin D'Hoore.

122:14:35 Rightward of 11399, showing the Hadley Rille in the middle distance. Journal Contributor Lennie Waugh notes that that the in-bound Rover tracks can be backtracked almost to the local horizon. Non-labeled ( 195k ) and labeled ( 196k ) details are available.

High resolution red-blue anaglyph with perspective correction, by Eric Jones. See, also, an alternative by Erwin D'Hoore.

122:14:35 Rightward of 11400. View to the north with Pluton Crater above and just to the right of center.

High resolution red-blue anaglyph with perspective correction, by Eric Jones. See, also, an alternative by Erwin D'Hoore.

122:14:35 Rightward of 11401, with the inbound Rover tracks on the right and the northwest foot of Mt. Hadley in the distance.

High resolution red-blue anaglyph with perspective correction, by Eric Jones.

122:14:35 Rightward of 11402, showing the view to the north along the in-bound Rover tracks, with the deeply shadowed west face of Mt. Hadley in the distance.

High resolution red-blue anaglyph with perspective correction, by Eric Jones.

122:14:35 Rightward of 11403, with Mt. Hadley filling the frame. Note that the western side of the summit ridge, which was in deep shadow during the SEVA, is now sunlit.

Red-blue anaglyph by Eric Jones.

122:14:35 Rightward of 11404, with Mt. Hadley on the left and a portion of the Swann Range on the right. The Swann Range was named for Apollo 15 geologist Gordon Swann.

High resolution red-blue anaglyph with perspective correction, by Eric Jones.

122:14:35 Rightward of 11405, showing more of the Swann Range.

High resolution red-blue anaglyph with perspective correction, by Eric Jones.

122:14:35 Rightward of 11406, up-Sun view into the Swann Range.

122:14:35 Rightward of 11407, with the flank of Mt. Hadley Delta on the right. Note that, from this location at Elbow Crater, the layered portion of Silver Spur is hidden behind Hadley Delta.

122:14:35 Rightward of 11408, showing more of Mt Hadley Delta and, at the righthand edge, Dave's SCB, which is mounted on the left side of his PLSS.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

122:14:35 Rightward of 11409, showing Dave from the back and from the shoulders down. His SCB is mounted on the lefthand side of his PLSS and we see the tongs, probably attached to the yo-yo attached to his waist.

122:14:35 Rightward of 11410. Dave has the gnomon in his right hand. Note the aft extension on the left rear wheel, showing its normal deployed configuration. One fender extension was accidentally ripped off each of the Apollo 15, 16, and 17 LRVs. Good view of the rake mounted on the rear of the Rover.

122:14:35 Rightward of 11411, showing the back of the Rover. The Apollo panoramas were taken at a 74-foot focus (the maximum available on with that particular camera/lens combination), so the back of the Rover is slightly out of focus. Note the penetrometer mounted on the back of the Rover to the left of the rack and the second pair of tongs to the right of the rake. Part of the BLSS bag is mounted on the back of the CDR seat on the left. In the distance, we can see part of the inner, southern wall of St. George Crater.

Emphasising the tool rack mounted on the back of the Rover. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

122:14:35 Rightward of 11412, showing a view over the right rear wheel of the Rover with a portion of Elbow Crater on the left.

122:14:35 Rightward of 11413, with Elbow Crater just beyond the Rover shadows and between the central row of fiducial crosses and the next row above.

122:14:35 Rightward of 11413, with the near rim of Elbow Crater conicident with the middle row of fiducial crosses. Beyond Elbow, we have a view westward along the rille with Bennet Hill on the horizon.

122:15:25 Jim's down-Sun "before" photo of Station 1 sample 15065, with Dave's shadow at the right. Note that Jim has placed himself so that his shadow does not fall on the sample.

122:15:25 Jim has moved a few steps to his right to take this second "before" photo of Station 1 sample 15065. Note the tongs in Dave's right hand and the black watch strap on his forearm.

122:17:34 Jim's down-Sun "before" of the second Station 1 sample, with Dave at the right taking cross-Sun photo AS15-86-11533.

122:17:37 Jim has raised his aim to show Hill 305 and other horizon features. These can be used to help pinpoint the sample locations and, consequently, the photo is called a "locator". Note that Dave is slightly out of focus, an indication that Jim changed focus for the "locator". The image is somewhat overexposed. More, importantly, by the time Jim took this picture, Dave had already picked up the sample, undoubtedly with the tongs attached to the yo-yo on his left hip. He has the sample in his right hand and may already be describing it to Houston.

122:21:35 Jim's down-Sun "before" of the next Station 1 sample.

122:21:35 Jim moved to his right to get this second down-Sun "before" of the next Station 1 sample. Note the spray of dust coming off the tongs that Dave has just stuck in the ground.

122:38:47 First frame from Jim's first Station 2 Pan. Down-Sun view of the back of the Rover. On the lefthand side, Dave is getting a pair of tongs off the Rover. In a detail, we can see that the bottom of the gnomon bag is clearly not attached to the back of Dave's seat and we can see what appears to be a Velcro loop or strap intended for that purpose. The cylindrical object just aft of the tongs is the recording drum of the penetrometer. A second pair of tongs in mounted on the Hand Tool Carrier, with the rake behind those tongs. At the front of the Rover, we see the top of the console at center, with the 16 mm DAC to the right. Below the DAC, we see the radiator on the top of the television, an indication that the camera is still pointed down and aft.

122:38:47 Rightward of 11422. View over the right-rear Rover wheel to the far wall of the rille with Trophy Point on the right and Hill 305 in the distance.

122:38:47 Rightward of 11423 with a partial view north along the rille on the right.

122:38:47 Rightward of 11424, giving a spectacular view up the rille to the north. Note the fresh-raised-rim crater at the right side of the frame. This crater is southwest of Elbow and has a considerable amount of blocky ejecta around it. This crater can also be seen in pictures taken through the 500-mm lens from Stations 9 and 10. An example is AS15-89-AS15-89-12163.

122:38:47 Rightward of 11425, with the western portion of Elbow Crater on the right. Compare the now-sunlit lower slope of Mt. Hadley with a similar view from Dave's SEVA pan, such as AS15-85-11362.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

122:38:47 Rightward of 11426, with most of Elbow Crater in view in the middle distance.

122:38:47 Rightward of 11427, showing the eastern half of Elbow Crater and, in the distance, the sunlit souther flank of Mt. Hadley.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

122:38:47 Rightward of 11428, giving a view of the Swann Range - named for geologist Gordon Swann - and showing the in-bound Rover tracks on the far right.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

122:38:47 Rightward of 11429, with a view of the Swann Range and the in-bound Rover tracks.

122:38:47 Rightward of 11430, with visible in the up-Sun direction except the inbound Rover tracks just to the left of center. The tracks can be traced farther back in the high-resolution version of the scan.

122:38:47 Rightward of 11431, cross-slope view of eastern Mt. Hadley Delta.

122:38:47 Rightward of 11432, view toward the summit of Mt. Hadley Delta. The near rim St. George Crater is out of sight beyond the apparent horizon on the right.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

122:38:47 Rightward of 11433, with a view toward the near rim St. George Crater, which is out of sight beyond the apparent horizon.

122:38:47 Rightward of 11434, showing Dave Scott at the Station 2 boulder. The crater at his feet was undoubtedly made when the boulder was thrown onto the slope. He has both the gnomon and the tongs in his left hand.

122:38:47 Rightward of 11435. Dave has placed the gnomon next the boulder.

122:38:47 Rightward of 11436. This frame from Jim's Station 2 pan shows Dave examining the Station 2 boulder. In the foreground, we can see the back of the Rover. Note the orientation of the high-gain antenna. Also, a comparison with 11422 indicates that, while taking the pan on the sloping surface, he has unintentionally moved downhill.

122:38:47 Rightward of 11438. This final frame from Jim's Station 2 pan shows the back of the Rover. A comparison with 11422 ( 122k ) indicates that, while taking the pan on the sloping surface, he has unintentionally moved downhill. Clearly, the slope has taken him back away from the Rover and to the right.

122:41:41 Down-Sun "before" of the gnomon at the Station 2 boulder. Note that we can see Jim's SCB and his scoop in his shadow. Note that Dave has the tongs in his left hand as he uses his right hand to adjust his camera focus so that he can take AS15-86-11544 and 11545.

122:41:41 Jim stepped to his right to get this companion to 11439. Note the secondary crater the boulder dug as it landed at it's current location. The crater is on the downhill (north) side.

122:59:24 Down-Sun "before" of the comprehensive sample at Station 2. We can see Jim's SCB in his shadow. He is carrying the rake. Dave is standing at the left, taking cross-Sun pictures AS15-86-11567 and 11568.

122:59:24 Jim has stepped to his right to take this stereo companion to 11441. We can see from the position of Dave's legs that he has turned toward the Station 2 boulder to get "locator" AS15-86-11569. Note that Dave's tongs are stuck in the soil near the boulder.

123:07:13 Jim's "locator" from the core site showing the Station 2 boulder and the far wall of the rille west of the bend at Elbow crater. Note that the rake head is sitting on top of the boulder. The rake is normally attached to the extension handle, but Jim needed the handle to do the core.

123:07:13 Jim stepped to his right to take this stereo companion to 11443. Note that Dave is standing north of the gnomon, probably taking AS15-86-11574.

123:07:37 Jim has moved farther downhill to take this down-Sun "before" of the double core site. Dave has the core sections in his SCB and has come up to Jim's left so that, once Jim finishes this picture, he can get the core sections out.

123:17:15 This picture is the first frame in a Station 2 pan Jim took from the double-core site on the rim of a small crater above the Rover. The picture is down-Sun and shows his shadow going down into the crater. Bennett Hill and the rille are in the background, with Hill 305 at the right.

123:17:15 Rightward of 11446. The Station 2 boulder is on the right with Hill 305 in the distance. The rake head is still sitting on top of the boulder.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

123:17:15 Rightward of 11447. Centered on the Station 2 boulder with Hill 305 in the distance.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

123:17:15 Rightward of 11448, with the Station 2 boulder on the left and Dave at his Rover seat on the right. View up the rille over the Rover.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

123:17:15 Rightward of 11449, showing the view up the rille toward the northwest. Dave is at the Rover and the gnomon is on the ground at his right foot. The gate at the back of the Rover is open. It is hinge on the left, the side closest to the camera.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

123:17:15 Rightward of 11450. Dave is still working at his Rover seat. There are Rover tracks going through a small crater just east of the parking spot.

A portion of Elbow Crater on the slope down into Hadley Rille. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

123:17:15 Rightward of 11451, showing Dave reaching down to the Rover floor. Note that, in order to bend, he has his left foot out to the side with the knee bent and, also, has his right leg back with the knee bent. By doing this, he is able to lean about 30 degrees off vertical to his right. The TV record shows that he is putting the tongs down on the Rover at this point.

A portion of Elbow Crater on the slope down into Hadley Rille. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

123:17:15 Rightward of 11452, toward the shadowed west face of Mt. Hadley. The summit is sunlit, but the northwest ridge line is still in shadow. Elbow Crater is in the middle distance.

Elbow Crater and Mt. Hadley. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

123:17:15 Rightward of 11453. Jim has probably changed the f-stop and we can see some suggestion of detail in the shadowed areas of Mt. Hadley showing up because of light reflected off the surrounding terrain. The Swann Range is at the right and were named for the lead Apollo 15 geologist, Gordon A. Swann of the U.S. Geological Survey. Note the Rover tracks winding across the picture from the right edge, toward the center, and down to the left.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

123:17:15 Rightward of 11454. Beautiful view into the Swann Range.

123:17:15 Rightward of 11455. View into the Swann Range. Some detail lost in the sun glare.

123:17:15 Rightward of 11456. Except for the foreground, most detail lost in the up-Sun glare. Jim took the pan at about 1650 GMT/UTC on 31 July 1971. The solar azimuth and elevation are 100.4 degrees east of north and 20.7 degrees, respectively.

123:17:15 Rightward of 11457. View diagonally up the slope of Hadley Delta.

123:17:15 Rightward of 11458. View diagonally up the slope of Hadley Delta.

123:17:15 Rightward of 11458. View toward the summit of Mt. Hadley Delta. The closer slope is part of the outer wall of St. George Crater.

123:17:15 Rightward of 11460, showing the view in the direction toward St. George Crater, which is hidden by it's own rim.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

123:17:15 Rightward of 11461, showing the view diagnonally upslope to the south.

123:17:15 Rightward of 11462. The 10-meter crater at the Station 2 double core site is at the right.

123:17:15 Rightward of 11463, across the uphill rim of the 10-meter crater on which Jim is standing.

123:17:15 Rightward of 11464. Down-Sun final of Jim's Station 2 pan taken on the east rim of the double-core crater. As Jim told Houston at 123:17:12, he has slid downhill to the north during the course of the pan. Compare this picture with AS15-85-11446.

At the ALSEP site, Dave borrows Jim's camera to take pictures of the LRRR deployment.

AS15-85-11466 (OF300) ( 371k or 1665k )

125:30:44 Prior to taking documentation photos of the LRRR (Lunar Ranging Retro-Reflector), Dave takes a stereopair of a small rock which seems to have made the crater which is just below and to the right of the rock.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

125:30:44 Dave stepped to his left before taking this stereo-companion to 11466.

125:33:21 Dave took this cross-Sun from the south of the LRRR, showing the orientation gnomon and bubble level. The LRRR, reflects laser pulses back to the telescopes on Earth used to illuminate it. By measuring the two-way travel time between the telescope and the LRRR, experiments can determine the distance between the two to a few centimeters and address such issues as Einstein's Theory of General Relativity and the existence of a liquid lunar core. As of February 2005, the retroreflectors deployed on Apollos 11, 14, and 15 were still being used in conjunction with a dedicated facility at the MacDondald Observatory in Texas.

125:33:21 Cross-Sun of the LRRR from the north. Note the gnomon sticking up on the right side.

143:03:51 Dave is probably testing the Rover steering prior to maneuvering the Rover into a down-Sun heading so that he can re-initialize the navigation system based on the known position of the Sun. In this down-Sun photo, we can see the ALSEP in the background and, on the Rover, the maps and 16-mm movie camera mounted on the accessory staff forward of Jim's seat and the tool rack at the back of the vehicle. The umbrella-shaped high-gain antenna at the front of the Rover is pointed straight up, the TV is in its stowed position, the low-gain antenna just forward of Dave is pointed straight up.

The small bag mounted on the back of Jim's seat is the BSLSS (Buddy Secondary Life Support System) bag ( 159k ) which contains a set of hoses and fittings which would allow the astronauts to share cooling water in case one of them lost cooling. Note the rearward fender extensions on both visible fenders. During the flight out from Earth, these were stacked onto the forward sections and, during deployment, the astronauts slid these extensions aft on guide rails until they locked into place. On both Apollo 16 and 17, the Commanders accidentally tore the right rear extension off by walking too close and brushing against them. Ron Creel has provided a summary ( 1.3 Mb PDF ) of the fender extension losses that occurred on all three Rover missions.

143:03:51 Jim took this excellent picture of Dave maneuvering the Rover at the start of the EVA-2 traverse. The Solar Wind Collector is visible beyond the Rover TV camera. At the front of the Rover, we can see the closed battery covers. In front of Jim's seat, we can see his footrests. Note that there is dust coming off the wheels as Dave maneuvers. This picture also gives us a good view of Dave's RCU-mounted Hasselblad camera and of the wire Rover wheels. The traverse maps are mounted on Jim's handhold and the Buddy Secondary Life Support System (BSLSS) bag is hanging from the back of Jim's seat. A high-resolution detail ( 169k ) shows Dave's Hasselblad, the DAC, the handcontroller, and the traverse map. Note the RCU bracket mounted on the back of the DAC.

143:38:21 Dave stopped the Rover in order to take a rest break and suggested that Jim take his camera off and take a partial pan. During Apollo 16, John Young and Charlie Duke realized that they could do a full pan by turning the Rover in a tight circle while taking pictures; and they and the Apollo 17 crew used the technique to good effect. This first frame of Jim's partial pan is almost up-Sun toward the Swann Range. the foreground object is the TV camera, which is pointed down and aft to the right, roughly toward back portion of the right-front Rover wheel.

143:38:21 Rightward of 11472, showing the Swann Range, Silver Spur, and the northeastern flank of Hadley Delta. In this picture, there is a suggestion of the shallow trough that runs along the base of the mountain.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

143:38:21 Rightward of 11473, showing Silver Spur and some of the craters on the flank of Mt. Hadley Delta.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

143:38:21 Rightward of 11474, toward the Hadley Delta summit.

143:38:21 Rightward of 11475. Blurred by camera motion.

143:38:21 Rightward of 11476, toward St. George, which is mostly hidden by its own rim.

143:38:21 Up-Sun photo of the high-gain antenna and the Swann Range.

143:38:21 Leftward of 11478, low-gain antenna and Swann Range in the sun glare.

143:38:21 Leftward of 11479, good shot of the Swann Range with the low-gain antenna in the foreground.

143:55:26 Jim starts his Station 6 pan with this down-Sun. Jim is standing on a slope and, while bending back to raise the camera to get the horizon, may have moved slightly. Hill 305 and the rille are both visible in the distance.

143:55:26 Rightward of 11481, showing the rille.

143:55:26 Rightward of 11482, showing a view toward the northwest of the rille and the hills north of Hill 305. Schaber Hill and Pluton Crater are on the right.

143:55:26 Rightward of 11483, with Schaber Hill and Pluton Crater near the horizon just to the right of the center line.

143:55:26 Rightward of 11484. A 87k ) shows the LM with Pluton Crater in the distance.

Station 6 crater in the foreground. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

143:55:26 Rightward of 11485, with the craters of the South Cluster in the middle distance. As indicated in a labeled detail from LROC image M102128467, a rich field of boulders inside the northern rim of Arrowhead are above the reseau cross one up and one right from the large central cross.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

143:55:26 Rightward of 11486, showing the now-sunlit western face of Mt. Hadley. The lineations visible on the mountain are generally believed to be a lighting effect due to the long shadows cast by small-scale undulations at this very-low sun angle. In the foreground we can see the tracks made by the Rover as Dave and Jim approached Station 6. The tracks enter the picture at left center, cross to center below the foreground crater and then uphill to the final parking place. (See, also, the caption to AS15-86- 11654.)

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

143:56:47 This frame is part of Jim's first Station 6 pan and shows the now-sunlit western face of Mt. Hadley. The lineations visible on the mountain are generally believed to be a lighting effect due to the long shadows cast by small-scale undulations at this very-low sun angle. In the foreground we can see the tracks made by the Rover as Dave and Jim approached Station 6.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

143:56:47 Rightward of 11488, showing Mt. Hadley, the Swann Range, and, in the foreground, the inbound Rover tracks.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

View of the Swann Range. 11489 is from Jim's first Station 6 pan; 11512 from the second. The two pan locations are separated by about 40 meters along an east-west line. The center of the anaglyph is on an azimuth about 50 degrees east of north. The effective separation of the two locations relative to that azimuth is about 26 meters, dramtically more than the typical separation - a fraction of a meter - between frames in a single pan. Consequently, we have some stereo in the Swann Range and around Mt. Hadley, with more stereo on the left side of the anaglyph and less on the right. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

143:56:47 Rightward of 11489, showing Mt. Hadley, the Swann Range, and the back of the Rover. A detail shows the improperly-configured vise on the top service of the geopallet. The metal sleeve that slides over the geopost for mounting the geopallet in on the forward surface behind Jim's seat.

View of the Swann Range. The central azimuth is about 60 degrees east of north, giving an effective stereo separation of about 20 meters. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

143:56:47 Rightward of 11490, across the Rover seats and the hand controller toward the Swann Range. From left to right at the back of the Rover, we see the tongs, rake, penetrometer and, in a cloth bag hanging from the back of Dave's seat, the gnomon. A detail shows the stowed gnomon.

Excellent stereo view of the LRV seating area and handcontoller. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

143:56:47 Rightward of 11491. Dave is at his side of the Rover with a set of individual sample bags hanging from his camera. We can see the traverse maps attached to the accessory staff on Jim's side of the console.

143:56:47 Rightward of 11492. Dave is looking up at the sighting scope as he aims the high-gain antenna. The TV camera is still pointed down and toward the right front wheel.

143:56:47 Rightward of 11493, over the front of the Rover. Note that the footprints in front of the Rover are only slightly indented. Beyond the TV camera, the LCRU cover is open.

Back-end of the Rover, footprints, and essentially undisturbed surface. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

143:56:47 Rightward of 11494, diagonally upslope toward the southeast.

143:56:47 Rightward of 11495. Note that Jim did not get complete coverage up the slope of Hadley Delta because of the near impossibility of leaning back far enough to aim the camera toward the summit of the mountain.

143:56:47 Rightward of 11496. Upslope. Last frame in Jim's pan.

143:59:14 Down-sun "before" of the first sample at Station 6, uphill of the Rover. This picture was taken with the wrong f-stop, which Jim notices and corrects before taking the next frame. We can see in Dave's shadow that he is taking a cross-Sun from upslope. The samples are 15240-45 and 15250-54.

143:59:14 Dave and Jim are preparing to sample near a small crater uphill from the Rover at Station 6. As can be seen in a detail from this second down-Sun "before", Jim caught Dave moving his right foot forward. Between this frame and Jim's next, Dave plants the tongs in the ground beyond and a little upslope from the gnomon. Dave appears to be getting into position to do that.

143:59:14 Jim has stepped to his right to get this stereo companion to 11499. Dave has stuck his tongs in the ground. We can see Dave's checklist is on his forearm, mostly in shadow, although part of the righthand page is in sunlight above his thumb. A pack of sample bags is hanging from his camera. Note that he is wearing strap-on pockets on both thighs. The one on his right thigh is open and we can see the Velcro strips used to hold the top closed. Dave took a cross-Sun stereopair from above the crater, AS15-86-11609 and 11610, stepping to his right between the frames. Dave has his right foot raised and, although the footprint could suggest that he has just lifted his right foot off that print, the orientation of the print seems to be inconsistent with that. Dave may be about to step to his right, perhaps between the frames of the stereopair.

144:02:55 Jim took this down-Sun "before" of the second Station 6 sample area. The samples taken from this spot are 15290-95. Dave shadow is on the left.

144:02:55 Jim has stepped back and to his right to get this stereo companion of 11501. The business end of Dave's tongs is in the field-of-view on the left.

144:06:26 Jim's down-Sun "before" of the third Station 6 sample area. Note that the gnomon is probably still swinging. Dave has probably just put it in position and is scuffing dirt with his feet as he backs away.

144:06:26 Jim stepped to his right to get this stereo companion to 11503. Dave is on the left taking cross-Suns.

144:11:10 In Jim's down-Sun of the fourth Station 6 sample site, Dave is on the downhill side of the gnomon. He has his tongs in hand and we can see individual sample bags hanging from the side of his camera. The sample taken from this spot is 15299.

144:11:10 Jim stepped to his right to get this stereo companion to 11505. Dave may be looking at the impressions the rock made as it moved from east to west to its final resting place. Dave's close-ups of the impressions are 11626 and 11627.

144:14:17 Jim starts a second pan from the site of the fourth Station 6 sample, beginning with this down-Sun. Note that Dave has moved the gnomon. Hill 305 is at the right edge.

144:14:17 Jim's 2nd Station 6 Pan. Rightward of 11507, showing the rille at the upper left. Jim is standing sideslope and leaning downslope to his right.

144:14:17 Jim's 2nd Station 6 Pan. Rightward of 11508, toward the North Complex and Mt Hadley. The bright area above and slightly to the left of the first fiducial cross above the center one is the area brightened by the LM Descent Engine. The LM is marked in a detail.

Arrowhead Crater is above the red reseau craoss immediately above the large, central red cross and extends leftwards bit more than half to the next red cross in the upper row. Note the rich boulder field inside the rim of Arrowhead. See, also, a labeled detail from LROC image M102128467. Jim's second Station 6 Pan. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

144:14:17 Jim's 2nd Station 6 Pan. Rightward of 11509.

144:14:17 Jim's 2nd Station 6 Pan. Rightward of 11510, showing the apparent lineations on Mt. Hadley. Swann Range at the right. An intercomparison (4 Mb) between a detail from Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap - Hadley Landing Site (6.1 Mb), a labeled detail from LROC image M102128467R (2.7 Mb), and AS15-85-11511 indicates that the large feature at middle distance on the mare surface consists of two anomymous craters between the lines-of-sight from Station 6 to the Mount Hadley summit and to a small, fresh crater on the flank of a hill immediately south of Mount Hadley. Three small craters just inside the northeast rim of the more distant of the two anonymous craters have been tentatively been identified in a detail (from M102128467.

Mt. Hadley (left) and Swann Range (right). Jim's second Station 6 Pan. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

144:14:17 Jim's 2nd Station 6 Pan. Rightward of 11511, with Mt. Hadley on the left and part of the Swann Range on the right.

Swann Range. Jim's second Station 6 Pan. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

144:14:17 Jim's 2nd Station 6 Pan. Rightward of 11512. Dave's PLSS and back. Note the soil flying to his left as he steps in that direction.

144:14:17 Jim's 2nd Station 6 Pan. Rightward of 11513, showing Dave taking a cross-Sun stereopair. He has just stepped to his left to take the second picture of the pair and we can see a fan of dirt that the motion of his left boot has sprayed to the east. Notice the steep slope on which Dave parked the Rover.

144:14:17 Jim's 2nd Station 6 Pan. Rightward of 11514. In this up-Sun, we can see the steep angle at which the Rover is parked. Dave has the tongs in his left hand while he uses his right to take photographs. He has moved downhill of the small crater and may be taking AS15-8611630. They have been working upslope of the Rover, moving west between sample sites. This is their foruth sample site. Notice the disturbed areas around the prior sample sites.

144:14:17 Jim's 2nd Station 6 Pan. Rightward of 11515, showing the path Dave and Jim followed as they have moved uphill from the Rover and then along the hillside from east to west, stopping every few meters to sample. The patches of disturbed soil that represent the sampling sites are quite evident.

144:14:17 Rightward of 11516.

144:14:17 Rightward of 11517. Jim is having trouble leaning back far enough to get the apparent summit in the picture and, for this frame, doesn't quite make it.

144:14:17 Rightward of 11518, showing the apparent summit of Mt. Hadley Delta.

Looking upslope toward the summit of Mt. Hadley Delta. Jim's second Station 6 Pan. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

144:14:17 Rightward of 11519, showing the apparent summit of Mt. Hadley Delta.

144:14:17 Rightward of 11520, diagonally upslope to the southwest.

144:14:17 Rightward of 11521. Last frame is Jim's pan.

144:14:17 Jim's down-Sun "before" of the Station 6 sample site in the 10-meter crater about 25 meters downslope from the Rover.

144:14:17 Jim stepped to his right to take this stereo companion to 11523. Note that Dave is adjusting his camera focus as he prepares to take a pair of cross-Sun "befores".

144:26:03 After calling Dave's attention to the lineations of Mt. Hadley, Jim took this down-Sun "before" of the trench/core site on the upslope rim of the Station 6 crater.

144:26:03 Jim stepped to his right to get this stereo companion to 11525. Dave is on the left taking cross-Suns from the south.

144:35:08 Jim's down-Sun of the Station 6 core site. Dave has placed the gnomon in position. Good detail on Dave's Hasselblad.

144:35:08 Jim may have changed f-stop settings for this down-Sun "before" of the Station 6 core site. Note that the gnomon is still swinging.

144:35:08 Jim stepped to his right to get this stereo companion to 11528. Dave has backed up to take AS15-86-11647 and 11648.

Unless otherwise noted, all images processed by Kipp Teague from raw scans provided by NASA Johnson. Images labeled "OF300" are from the original film and are presented at the equivalent of 300 DPI on an 7.5 inch by 7.5 inch reproduction.

Used by Dave Scott during EVA-1 and EVA-2.

AS15-86-11530 ( 37k )

122:15:25 Light-struck, cross-Sun photo from the north of the first sample taken at Elbow Crater, Station 1.

Dave has moved in closer to the sample. Note that the image quality is degraded by a dust smudge on his camera lens.

This is Dave's post-sampling "after" of the first Station 1 sample.

122:17:34 Dave takes a stereo-pair of the second Station 1 sample by stepping to his right between frames. (Compare with 85- 11418.)

Second Station 1 sampling site. 'Before'. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Stereo companion to 11533.

122:20:16 Cross-Sun "after" of the second Station 1 sample.

122:21:35 Cross-Sun "before" from the north of the third Station 1 sample site.

Third Station 1 sampling site. 'Before'. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Dave stepped to his left to get this stereo companion to 11536.

122:23:17 Cross-Sun "after" of the third Station 1 sample. Note that they have picked up both of the rock fragments that were just east of the Sun-facing gnomon leg. The chart mounted on that leg has both color and gray scales for use in photoprocessing.

Dave has backed to take a cross-Sun "after" from the north. Jim is at the upper left and has taken a soil sample from the place where they collected the southernmost of the two rock fragments.

122:24:37 There is some uncertainty as to when Dave took this photo. He may have taken it as he went back to the Rover, and the group of rocks shown here may be the ones beyond Dave's shadow in AS15-85-11418.

Similar to 11540.

Similar to 11540. Dave may have disturbed some of the soil, possibly to see whether the rocks were buried and/or to test the cohesiveness of the soil.

Dave has stepped to his right to take this stereo companion to 11542.

122:42:15 Cross-Sun "before" of the Station 2 boulder taken from the north, as noted in the AS15-85-11439 caption.

Station 2 boulder. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Dave has stepped to his left to get this stereo companion to 11544. (Note comment in 85- 11439.)

122:42:27 Dave has moved around to the uphill (south) side of the Station 2 boulder.

Station 2 boulder. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Dave has stepped to his left to get this stereo companion to 11546.

122:43:06 Jim is about to sample the fillet on the east side of the Station 2 boulder. Out on the mare, most boulders have skirts of dirt built up out of ejecta from nearby - or distant - impacts. The ejecta strikes the side of the boulder and falls to the ground, building up the skirt or fillet. In this case, the fillet is more likely to be a mound of soil pushed aside as the boulder landed at it's present location. Dave is holding an individual sample bag to receive the soil. Note the orange color of the light transmitted through the Teflon.

Dave's yo-yo is no longer working and he has stuck the tongs in the soil to free his hands. He may have taken this series of three photographs to show the ability of the soil to support the tongs.

Station 2 boulder. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Dave has stepped to his left to take this stereo companion to 11549.

Dave has removed the tongs.

122:47:21 This close-up shows the contact between two different types of material in the Station 2 boulder. Maksim Kakitsev notes that, by increasing the color saturation by roughly 80 percent for many images of the boulder, the glass coated areas show up as a deep blue (1.4 Mb).

Station 2 boulder. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Stereo companion to 11552.

122:47:52 Dave has moved around to his right to take another close-up of the Station 2 boulder. Color-saturation-enhanced version (1.8 Mb) highlighting glass-coated areas.

Station 2 boulder. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Stereo companion to 11554.

122:48:19 "After" of the fillet sample at the Station 2 boulder. The crater formed when the boulder landed fills the lower half of the frame.

Stereo companion to 11556.

122:54:12 Cross-Sun "after" of the Station 2 boulder from the uphill side. Note the blue tint of the rock exposed by the removal of the foreground sample. Note that Dave also collected a sample from the top of the rock, directly in front of the tongs. Color-saturation-enhanced version (1.5 Mb) highlighting glass-coated areas.

Bottom of the Station 2 boulder and the soil that had been under it.. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Stereo companion to 11558, giving a slightly better view of the upper sample location.

Down-Sun "after" of the Station 2 boulder, clearly showing the upper sample location. Color-saturation-enhanced version (1.6 Mb), highlighting glass-coated areas.

122:55:50 Dave has overturned the boulder, tipping it toward the west. Color-saturation-enhanced version (1.6 Mb) highlighting glass-coated areas.

Bottom of the Station 2 boulder and the soil that had been under it.. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Stereo companion to 11561.

122:56:48 "After" of the overturned boulder from the uphill side. Jim has joined Dave. Color-saturation-enhanced version (1.6 Mb) highlighting glass-coated areas.

Bottom of the Station 2 boulder and the soil that had been under it. The boulder was thrown in from the north (left) and plowed up a mound on the uphill (right) side. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Stereo companion to 11563. Color-saturation-enhanced version (1.6 Mb) highlighting glass-coated areas.

122:57:32 Cross-Sun "after" of the soil sampled from underneath the Station 2 boulder. In the dialog, Jim says that he is going to configure his equipment for the comprehensive sample. That means removing the scoop from the extension handle and replacing it with the rake. Note that he has put the rake on the top of the boulder while he removes the scoop. Color-saturation-enhanced version (1.5 Mb) highlighting glass-coated areas. A comparison of details from 11565 and 11564 shows a glass droplet hanging from the ceiliing of an alcove in the bottom of the boulder. 11564 was taken from a position more to the left than 11565's position. In 11564, the near edge of the alcove hides part of the droplet and all of its shadow on the back wall of the alcove.

'After' of the location where soil that had been under the Station 2 boulder was sampled with the scoop. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

122:57:32 Stereo companion to 11565. Jim has the scoop off the extension handle and has put it on the top of the boulder.

122:59:24 Dave takes this cross-Sun 'before' photo from the south - uphill - of the comprehensive sample site. Jim's shadow shows that he is carrying the rake, standing north of the gnomon. (See AS15-85-11441 caption.)

'Before' of the comprehensive sample site at Station 2. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Dave stepped to his right to take this stereo companion to 11567. Jim has moved down-Sun of the gnomon to take "before" photo AS15-85-11441.

Dave turned to his left to take this "locator" to the Station 2 boulder. We can see him taking this picture in Jim's second down-Sun, AS15-85-11442.

122:59:55 While Jim started raking, Dave went over to the boulder to get his tongs and take a close-up of the bottom of the boulder. Notice that he is using the tongs to make sure that he is at the proper distance for good focus.

The bottom of the Station 2 boulder. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Dave has stepped to his left to get this stereo companion to 11570.

123:04:13 This rake-"after" photo shows Dave's footprint, the rake swaths, and Jim standing beyond. Dave may not have changed focus after taking his boulder close-ups.

Dave stepped to his right to get this stereo companion to 11572. The place where his "big foot went" is centered in this photo.

123:07:24 Dave's cross-Sun 'before' of the double-core site. They are on the downslope rim of a crater Dave described as being 10 meters across and a meter and a half deep. Dave is downslope (north) of the gnomon. (Also see AS15-85-11444.)

Cross-Sun 'befores' of the double-core site.. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Dave has stepped to his left to take this stereo companion to 11574.

123:09:11 Jim is about to push the core tube into the ground.

123:09:35 Jim has pushed most of the first core section into the ground by hand. He will use the hammer to drive the rest of the double core into the ground.

123:10:03 Jim has finished driving the double core. Note the fitting on the bottom of the extension handle that is attached to the top of the upper core section. They are working on the northern rim of a 10-meter crater, which is visible behind Jim.

123:42:52 Dave has stopped the Rover on the pretext of fixing his seatbelt, but is actually collecting a sample of vesicular basalt. Dave has stuck Jim's tongs in the ground to serve as a gnomon. Note that the clip from the broken yo-yo is still attached.

Location of sample 15016. The sample closest to the left of - and somewhat beyond - the tongs. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Dave has stepped to his left to get this stereo companion to 11579. There appears to be some obscuration of the central part of the image, perhaps because of dust on the camera lens. The sample is the rock just to the left of - and somewhat beyond - the tongs.

Location of sample 15016. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Dave has stepped back and/or has pointed the camera down to take this final "before" of the Seatbelt Basalt collected during the drive back to the LM from Station 2. In the upper left corner, note the three small, equally-spaced pebbles and a fourth one below the line of the first three pebbles and closer to the center.

Dave's "after" of the Seatbelt Basalt. He has stepped to his right since taking the "befores". The four pebbles noted in 11581 are near the top center in this frame.

Dave took this "locator" to St. George from the Seatbelt Basalt site. Note the Rover tracks showing the route Dave and Jim followed on their way down from Station 2. Note, also, that the Rover tracks are not darkened as they often are close to the LM.

View to the south from the Seatbelt Basalt site. The local terrain is far from 'flat'. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward to 11583.

Rightward of 11584.

Leftward of 11583, with the Rover tracks on the right-hand side.

Leftward of 11584, over the left-rear fender of the Rover.

125:34:22 After taking pictures of the LRRR with Jim's camera, Dave used his own camera to document the final configuration of the various pieces of ALSEP equipment. This first picture is a cross-Sun from the northwest of the Lunar Surface Magnetometer (LSM).

Close-up of the top of the LSM from the northeast. The level bubble is visible at the center of the near surface.

Top of the Passive Seismic Experiment (PSE) from the north.

Up-Sun of the top of the PSE.

125:35:38 Top of the Central Station from the north. Note the attachment hardware which held the various experiment packages on what is now the top of the Central Station. Jim is walking away from the Central Station, headed for the Rover. A detail shows a Boyd bolt and sleeve lying on the ground next to the Central Station. A second detail shows a Boyd bolt spring on the top of the Central Station.

Cross-Sun from the south of the Solar-Wind Spectrometer Experiment.

Cross-Sun from the north of the Solar-Wind Spectrometer Experiment. The bubble level is on the northwest corner.

Down-Sun of the SIDE (Suprathermal Ion Detection Experiment) and the smaller CCIG (Cold-Cathode Gauge Experiment). This experiment was also deployed on Apollos 12 and 14. The solid boom connecting the two packages is a new design feature. On the prior flights, the two packages were connected by a stiff cable which tended to retain loops and, whenever either package was moved, the other one would change orientation and/or tip over. The Apollo 15 SIDE/CCIG were deployed easily and without incident.

Dave has backed up to get this second down-Sun of the SIDE/CCIG. Note the considerable amount of dust on the ribbon cable connecting the SIDE to the Central Station.

125:36:56 Cross-Sun from the north of the SIDE/CCIG.

125:45:00 In this picture that Dave took of the LM and the Rover, we can see the tire tracks made when, at 125:42:11, he backed the Rover to put it closer to the MESA. Jim is working at his side of the Rover, facing away from Dave. The rock box is visible on the MESA table. The ETB is on Dave's Rover seat. On the Rover, we can see the sighting scope on the back of the high-gain antenna, the 16-mm Data Acquisition Camera (DAC), and the penetrometer. Hadley Delta is in the background on the right and Silver Spur is to the left of the ascent stage. Note that the apparent layering in Silver Spur is still visible, although not as strongly as during the SEVA at 106:58:07. Compare with Dave's 500-mm SEVA pan of Silver Spur ( 312k ).

125:45:12 Jim is working at the back of the Rover, having taken a Sample Collection Bag (SCB) out from under his seat. St.George Crater in in the distance behind him.

125:45:00 Rightward of 11599, with Silver Spur in the background on the lefthand side of the image and Last Crater in the near dstance. Note that the lineations are not as distinct as they were during the SEVA. Compare with AS15-87- 11747. the foreground object on the left is the discarded Quad III experiment pallet. On the LM, we can see a plume deflector shield. Note the dramatic tilt of the spacecraft.

125:45:12 Jim is facing Dave, probably in response to Dave's request that he do so. Jim is at the back right of the Rover.

125:45:12 Similar to 11601, with Jim at the back of the Rover, St.George Crater in in the distance behind him.

125:45:12 This excellent picture is the last one that Dave took at the end of EVA-1. He has moved around to a position in the LM shadow southwest of the Rover. A detail shows Jim and the Rover. Mt. Hadley, in all its glory, is in the background. On the back of the Rover we can see two SCBs mounted on the gate; and, also, the rake, both pairs of tongs, the extension handle, probably with the scoop attached, and the penetrometer. Note that the TV camera is pointed down, in the stowed position.As can be seen in a labeled detail ( ) from Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap LTO41B4 Mt. Hadley's summit is 4100 m above the LM and at a distance of 20 km. The distant, bright summit immediately to the right of Mt. Hadley is about the same height but is 33 km from the LM. A comparison of details from 11603 and AS15-92-12424, which Dave took while Jim was digging the Station 8 trench, shows the tape job Dave did during EVA-2 preps to secure Jim's broken antenna to the top of his OPS.

Dave Scott continued using magazine 86 during EVA-2.

AS15-86-11604 (OF300) ( 345k or 1709k )

142:56:47 At the start of EVA-2, Dave took this cross-Sun from the north of the small glass sphere that he had noticed on the ground under the Rover stowage position prior to the first EVA at 108:30:36. The piece of hardware on the ground is probably a so-called "pip-pin" that was pulled off the Rover during the deployment. The pip-pin and the "Aggie" are labelled in a detail from AS15-86-11606.

Dave has stepped to his left to take this stereo companion to 11604.

View to the south from the Seatbelt Basalt site. The local terrain is far from 'flat'. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

142:56:47 At the start of EVA-2, Dave took three cross-Suns from the north of the small glass sphere that he had noticed on the ground under the Rover stowage position prior to the first EVA at 108:30:36. This is the third and best of those pictures.

Down-Sun "before" of the glass sphere.

142:56:47 Dave's "after" shows that he not only picked up the 'aggie' but two other rocks as well. The aggie is sample 15017, a 17-gram "hollow glass sphere"; and the other two samples are 15027 and 15028. Both are glass-coated breccias, and they weigh 51 and 59 grams, respectively.

143:59:14 Dave and Jim are sampling a small crater uphill from the Rover at Station 6. They have the gnomon positioned down-Sun of the crater. Dave takes this cross-Sun "before" from uphill (south).

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

143:59:14 Dave stepped to his right to get this stereo companion to 11609.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Dave has turned slightly to his right to take this third "before" of the first Station 6 sample area.

144:02:22 This cross-Sun "after", taken from uphill of the first Station 6 sample area, shows that Jim has taken samples from both the center and rim of the small crater. Fines taken from the middle are 15241 and from the rim are 15251. An individual rock taken from the center is 15245.

Dave has stepped to his left to take this stereo companion to 11612.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Cross-Sun "after" of the first Station 6 sample.

Cross-Sun "after" of the first Station 6 sample.

144:02:22 They have moved the gnomon a short distance west of their first sample site in order to collect some small rock fragments. Dave took this cross-Sun "before" from upslope (south). The samples taken from this second site at Station 6 are 15290-95.

The rock is sample 15295 (JSC Sample Compendium; LPI Sample Atlas. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Dave has stepped to his right to take this stereo companion to 11616.

144:02:55 At the site of their second sample site above the Station 6 crater, Dave took this "locator" to the Rover, with the North Complex in the background. The small, fresh crater with fragmental debris on its rim - probably soil compacted in the impact and, therefore, called regolith breccia or instant rock - is also visible in 11617.

Hadley Rille from the first Station 6 sampling site.

Similar to 11619.

144:06:26 Cross-Sun "before" from upslope of the third Station 6 sample site. The corresponding sample is 15298, a 1.7 kg regolith breccia. Note the deep footprints Dave made when he positioned the gnomon.

Sample 15298 (JSC Sample Compendium; LPI Sample Atlas. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

144:06:26 Dave stepped to his right to get this stereo-companion to 11621.

144:08:12 Cross-Sun "after" of the third Station 6 sample site. Note the orange color of the transmitted light in the shadow of the individual sample bag that Jim is holding.

144:11:10 Dave took this cross-Sun from downhill (north) at the fourth Station 6 sample site. The up-Sun gnomon leg, the one with the color/gray scale, is just north of the rock they will collect. The rock was traveling from east to west (left to right) - undoubtedly at very low speed - and hit first at the upper left. It continued toward top center, and then rolled downhill a shortways to its final place.

Sample 15299 (JSC Sample Compendium; LPI Sample Atlas) is a 1.7 kg regolith breccia made from soil similar in composition to soils collected elsewhere at the Hadley site. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

144:11:10 Dave stepped to his left to get this stereo companion to 11624. The initial impact point is at the upper left.

144:11:26 This is Dave's close-up of the impact crater made by the fourth station 6 sample. Dave used his tongs to get his distance right for good focus but either was moving because he was having trouble keeping his balance as he tried to lean forward on the soft, soil-covered slope or had the focus set incorrectly.

144:11:26 This is second Dave's close-up of the impact crater made by the fourth station 6 sample.

144:13:47 Dave's cross-Sun "after" of the fourth Station 6 sample.

144:14:17 While Jim took his second Station 6 pan, Dave moved the gnomon to their fifth sampling area, uphill and to the west of the Rover, and took this cross-Sun "before" as noted in the AS15-85-11514 caption.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Dave stepped to his right to get this stereo companion to 11629, as noted in the AS15-85- 11515 caption.

144:15:48 At Jim's suggestion, Dave took this down-Sun "before" of the fifth Station 6 sampling site.

144:17:46 Cross-Sun "after" of the fifth Station 6 sampling site. Note that Jim's scoop is stuck in the ground beyond the gnomon.

144:19:25 Dave has moved downhill toward the 10-meter crater which is about 25 meters NNW of the Rover. He stops at the southeast rim and takes two pictures into the crater.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

144:19:25 Dave stepped to his right to get this stereo companion to 11633. In a few minutes, he will use the hammer to break the block at the center of this picture.

144:21:02 Because of the slope of Hadley Delta, the north (downslope) rim of the 10-meter crater at Station 6 provides a level place on which to work. Consequently, Dave's cross-Sun "befores" of the crater samples are from the north.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Dave stepped to his right to get this stereo companion to 11635.

144:22:18 Dave took this photo "after" collecting some small samples in the Station 6 crater.

144:23:19 Dave used the hammer to break the largest of the small rocks that was in sampling area in the Station 6 crater. This cross-Sun was taken from the north after he broke the rock but before he collected any of the fragments.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Dave stepped to his right to get this stereo companion to 11638.

144:24:39 Dave took this cross-Sun picture after collecting some of the fragments of the broken rock.

144:25:45 While waiting for Jim to join him at the upslope rim of the Station 6 crater, Dave took this cross-Sun "before" from the south of the trench site.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Dave stepped to his right to get this stereo companion to 11641.

144:27:45 After having Jim move out of the way to his left, Dave took this "after" of the Station 6 trench from the northeast.

Dave may have taken this down-Sun "after" of the Station 6 trench just prior to falling.

144:28:41 After regaining his feet, Dave took this "after" picture of the trench from the southeast.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Dave stepped to his right to get this stereo companion to 11645.

144:35:08 After completing their trench activities, Dave and Jim moved back down to the north rim of the Station 6 crater. This is Dave's cross-Sun "before".

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Dave stepped to his right to get this stereo companion to 11647.

144:37:01 Dave has moved around to the downslope side of the core site to take this picture as Jim starts to push the single core in by hand. We can even see the core number, 07.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

144:37:15 Jim has pushed the core tube all the way in by hand. Dave's tongs are stuck in the ground beyond the gnomon.

144:37:44 After Jim removed the Station 6 core, Dave took this "after" of the hole.

144:39:27 While climbing back up to the Rover, Dave stopped to take pictures of bootprints and the Rover tracks. This first frame shows some deep bootprints in the soft east rim of the Station 6 crater. These footprints are the ones Jim just made as he started his climb back up to the Rover. Jim may have been commenting on the soft soil at this spot in his comment at 144:39:22.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Stereo companion to 11652. There are some Rover tracks at the upper left.

Note the greater depth of the bootprints in the foreground compared with later prints Jim left during this climb. Note, also, that the Rover tire imprints are relatively shallow. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Jim has continued to climb as Dave continued to take a series of pictures of the Rover tracks and bootprints. Note that, in approaching Station 6, Dave drove from the lower left toward the upper left. Compare with AS15-85-11487, which is a picture from Jim's Station 6 pan, showing the Rover tracks coming uphill east of the crater.

Note the greater depth of the bootprints in the foreground compared with later prints Jim left during this climb. Note, also, that the Rover tire imprints are relatively shallow. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

144:40:30 Jim climbs toward the Rover from the sample site in the Station 6 crater. Dave is taking a series of pictures of the Rover tracks and bootprints. Note that, in approaching Station 6, Dave drove from the lower left toward the upper left. Compare with AS15-85-11487, which is a picture from Jim's Station 6 pan, showing the Rover tracks coming uphill east of the crater.

144:42:06 Dave took this cross-Sun "before" from the north of the bulk sample site near the Rover at Station 6. Note the Rover track.

144:44:03 Cross-Sun "after" of the bulk sample site near the Rover at Station 6.

145:15:16 Dave placed his tongs on top of the Station 6a boulder while he took this picture across the top of the rock. Note that the left-rear wheel of the Rover is off the ground. Jim is kneeling at his side of the vehicle, holding on to it. It is a shame that he didn't take a picture of Dave working at the rock.

See, also, separate portions showing the boulder and theboulder. Red-blue anaglyphs by Andrew Chaikin.

145:15:16 Dave stepped to his left to take this stereo companion to 11658.

145:19:17 "After" of the Station 6a boulder.

Stereo view of the top of the boulder and of the right-rear Rover wheel completely off the ground. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

"After" of the Station 6a boulder. Notice that Dave has his tongs embedded in the debris on the top of the rock. Dave collected samples at the right center, as can be seen by comparing 11659 with 11660 and 11661.

145:33:47 Dave's cross-Sun "before" from the north of the first Station 7 sample.

'Before views of the first Station 7 Sample. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Dave has stepped to his left to get this stereo companion to 11662.

145:36:59 Cross-Sun "after" of the first Station 7 sample. There is a rock or piece of glass in the bottom of the hole.

'After' views of the first Station 7 Sample. Note that the rock/glass in the bottom of the hole only appears in the red image. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Jim has collected the rock out of the hole.

145:37:46 Dave's cross-Sun "before" of the second Station 7 sample site.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Stereo companion to 11666.

145:41:01 Dave's "after".

Stereo companion to 11668.

145:42:07 Cross-Sun "before" of the Genesis Rock from the north.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Stereo companion to 11670.

145:43:41 Cross-Sun "after" of the Genesis Rock pedestal.

145:44:28 This frame shows Jim after he has taken the Genesis pedestal apart.

145:45:46

145:46:54 Cross-Sun "before" of the fourth Station 7 sampling site.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Dave has stepped to his left to get this stereo companion to 11675.

145:49:15 Cross-Sun "after" of the fourth Station 7 sample.

145:49:51 Cross-Sun "before" of the fifth Station 7 sample.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Dave has stepped to his left to get this stereo companion to 11678. Note that there is a pair of parallel, elongated rocks just to the right of center.

145:50:50 This picture is related to Dave's comments about shadows after he unearths the b uried rock. The parallel pair of rocks noted in the previous frame are now a little lower and a little left in this frame. A comparison of the two frames indicates which rock in 11679 was collected.

145:51:50 Dave stepped back to take this cross-Sun "after" of the glass-coated breccia sampling area.

145:55:09 Dave put the gnomon on the north side of the Station 7 boulder and took this picture.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore. Because Dave usualy made a large step to the left before taking a stereo companion, an object that are extends a long way into the field of view - such as the boulder that dominates both images - will look very different in the two images along the right and left sides of the large object. I have made a composite anaglyph using rectangular segments that avoid the sides of the boulder. I find the composite relatively easy to view, especially if I concentrate on small areas.

Dave stepped to his left to get this stereo companion to 11682.

Dave stepped around to the east side of the Station 7 boulder to get this down-Sun, showing the large, light-colored clasts.

Dave is moving to his left around the boulder as he takes pictures.

Station 7 boulder.

Station 7 boulder viewed from the WNW.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Dave stepped to his left to get this view along the west side of the boulder.

Dave moved to his right and got this cross-Sun stereo companion to 11687.

Close-up "before" of Dave's sample taken at the Station 7 boulder. He will collect the small rock lying next to the boulder.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Dave stepped to his left to get this stereo companion to 11690.

Sunstruck "after" of the Station 7 boulder sample.

Dave raises his aim and takes this picture across the top of the Station 7 boulder toward the gnomon.

145:58:03 Sunstruck "after" across the top of the Station 7 boulder.

Unless otherwise noted, all images processed by Kipp Teague from raw scans provided by NASA Johnson. Images labeled "OF300" are from the original film and are presented at the equivalent of 300 DPI on an 7.5 inch by 7.5 inch reproduction.

Color magazine used by Dave Scott during the SEVA, and then during EVA-2. The first four frames were taken in lunar orbit before the landing.

AS15-87-11696

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LM, Rev 12. CSM over eastern Serenitatis, 24N / 30E.

LM, Rev 12. CSM over eastern Serenitatis. A comparison between 11695 and LROC Quick Map gives identification of three small, distinctive craters, one of which is at 2417N / 29.72E

Apollo 15 Command and Service Module in lunar orbit photographed from the LM while over the Sea of Serenity, north of Bessell Crater on Rev 12, two orbits prior to PDI.

Rev 12. CSM over Serenitatis north of Bessel Crater.

Rev 12. CSM over Serenitatis north of Bessel Crater.

Rev 13. West of Macrobius Crater.

Rev 113. Craters Macrobius A, B.

Rev 113. Craters Macrobius A, B.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Craters Macrobius A and B from lunar orbit during Rev 13 one orbit prior to PDI. Research by Danny Caes.

Rev 13. Craters Littrow A, F, E.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rev 13. Craters Littrow A, F, E.

Rev 13. Romer L Crater.

Rev 13. Eastern Serenitatis.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rev 13. Eastern Serenitatis.

Rev 13. Eastern Serenitatis.

Rev 13. Eastern Serenitatis.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rev 13. Eastern Serenitatis.

Rev 13. Eastern Serenitatis in an area with a rille on the left side and a hill on the right side.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rev 13. Eastern Serenitatis.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rev 13. Eastern Serenitatis.

Rev 13. Sea of Serenity.

Rev 13. Landing site.

Rev 13. Landing site.

Jim Irwin took this picture of the landing site from the LM on Rev 13. They were then at an altitude of about 12 km. On the near side of the Rille, the South Cluster is at the base of Hadley Delta one fiducial below the center of the image. The North complex and Schaber Hill are at the right side of the image. Note that the dark area at the top of the picture is the top of Jim's window and not the terminator.

Vertical relief in this anaglyph appears to be exaggerated. For example, Figure 5-2 in the Preliminary Science Report indicates that, as determined from photographs - such as AS15-85-11425 - taken by the crew from locations along the rille, the interior walls of the rille have slopes of roughly 20-30 degrees. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rev 13. Hadley Landing Site, showing some of the places where the rille is filled. St. George with deep shadows in it, deep shadows coming off Hadley Delta. South Cluster, North Cluster. Note that, even at this very low sun angle, shadows near the target point are not very pronounced. That is, there are few craters with shadows in them.

Similar to the 11718-9 anaglyph. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rev 13.

Rev 13. Area west of the landing site and Hadley Rille.

Rev 13. Earth.

Rev 13. Earth.

Rev 14. Beautiful oblique photo of Thomson Crater, Sea of Ingenuity in the southern part of the lunar farside.

The best stereo in this anaglyph of the portion of the rim at the bottom of the image and of the lunar surface from the rim toward to horizon. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rev 14. Sea of Ingenuity, Thomson Crater.

Rev 14. Tsiolkovsky Crater.

The best stereo in this anaglyph of the portion of the rim at the bottom of the image and of the lunar surface from the rim toward to horizon. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rev 14. Tsiolkovsky Crater.

Similar to the 11726-7 anaglyph. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rev 14. Tsiolkovsky Crater.

Similar to the 11727-8 anaglyph. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Dave took this picture of Tsiolkovsky on Rev 14 from the LM when they were at an altitude of about 90 km. This is the last image on the magazine taken prior to the landing.

The next frames were taken by Dave Scott during the SEVA.

AS15-87-11730 (OF300) ( 59k or 603k )

106:58:27 Dave does a second SEVA pan, this one with a color magazine. This first photo is a down-Sun showing Bennett Hill.

Rightward of 11730.

106:58:27 Rightward of 11731. This frame from Dave's color SEVA pan shows Hill 305, which is west of Hadley Rille.

Rightward of 11732, showing the western portion of Chain Crater.

Rightward of 11733.

Rightward of 11734, showing the western portion of Pluton Crater.

Rightward of 11735, centered on Pluton.

Rightward of 11736, with the shadowed face of Mt. Hadley on the right.

Rightward of 11737.

Rightward of 11738.

Rightward of 11739.

Rightward of 11740, Swann Range.

Rightward of 11741, up-Sun.

Rightward of 11742, Dave has lowered his aim to show some of the up-Sun near surface.

Rightward of 11743, up-Sun.

Rightward of 11744, up-Sun.

Rightward of 11745.

Rightward of 11746, good picture of Silver Spur and the Swann Range. (See also AS15-86- 11600.)

106:58:27 Rightward of 11747. This frame is part of Dave's second SEVA pan and is centered on Silver Spur. Last Crater is in the foreground, with a smaller, fresh crater in its east wall, as can also be seen in a detail from Pan Camera frame 9809.

Rightward of 11748, Silver Spur and Mt. Hadley Delta.

Rightward of 11749, Mt. Hadley Delta with St. George at the right edge.

Rightward of 11750.

106:58:27 Rightward of 11751. Frame from Dave Scott's second SEVA pan, centered on Mt. Hadley Delta with St. George Crater at the right and Silver Spur at the left.

106:58:27 Rightward of 11752. This frame is a dramatic portrait of St. George Crater, on the north west flank of Mt. Hadley Delta.

Centered on St. George.

Rightward of 11754.

Rightward of 11755.

Rightward of 11756.

107:00:07 Rightward of 11757, down-Sun toward Bennett Hill, ending the pan.

The next frames were taken by Dave Scott during EVA-2.

AS15-87-11759 (OF300) ( 259k or 1336k )

146:33:53 Cross-Sun "before" from the north of the first Station 4 sample.

Station 4 boulder. Note that the gnomon staff changes position between frames. It hasn't stopped swinging since Dave deployed the gnomon. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Dave stepped to his left to get this stereo companion to 11759.

Down-Sun "before" of the first Station 4 sample.

"After" of the first Station 4 sample. In a moment, Dave will collect the large rock which is just north of the gnomon leg.

Dave raised his aim to take this location shot of the horizon for the first Station 4 sample.

146:36:32 "After" of the rock noted in 11762.

146:37:36 Cross-Sun of the large vesicular boulder at Station 4.

Station 4 boulder. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Dave has raised his aim to show the upper parts of the Station 4 boulder. Note the angle of Jim's adjustable scoop.

Down-Sun of the Station 4 boulder.

146:37:36Down-Sun of the Station 4 Boulder.

Cross-Sun from the north of the Station 4 boulder.

Station 4 boulder. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Similar to 11769.

Dave has moved in to take a close-up of the Station 4 boulder and is using his tongs to get the distance right.

Station 4 boulder. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Similar to 11771.

Dave has moved to his right to get a close-up of an irregular surface on the Station 4 boulder.

Station 4 boulder. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

146:37:36 Similar to 11773. Dave took this close-up of an irregular surface on the Station 4 boulder.

Showing the base of the Station 4 boulder.

Base of the Station 4 boulder. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Similar to 11775.

Showing the fillet at the base of the Station 4 boulder.

Dave has moved around to the SSW face of the Station 4 boulder.

Dave has stepped to his right to get this stereo companion to 11778.

Dave took this picture from his Rover seat, probably accidently and probably at about 146:45:13 when they were about to drive off. Note the dust smudge on the lens.

The rest of this magazine was taken by Jim Irwin using Dave's camera.

AS15-87-11781 (OF300) ( 180k or 1099k )

147:19:33 Jim is using Dave's camera to document the Solar Wind Collector at the LM.

Jim stepped to his right to get this stereo companion to 11781, toward the north.

Down-Sun of the Solar Wind Collector, with Dave in the background driving out to the ALSEP site.

Jim stepped a few steps to his left to take this picture toward the northwest of the Solar Wind Collector.

147:27:12 Jim has started a pan near the Solar Wind Collector, almost directly west of the LM. Dave is on the Rover near the ALSEP site. Note that there no longer appears to be a dust smudge on the lens. It is possible that, while Dave had the lens brush to clean the TV lens at 147:21:51.

Similar to 11785.

Similar to 11786. Note the dark Rover tracks extending all the way to the ALSEP site. Note, as well, that the ground around the ALSEP that they disturbed with their feet is also dark.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11787.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11788.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11789, toward the north and the Solar Wind Collector.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11790, toward the Solar Wind Collector.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11791.

Rightward of 11792, showing Mt. Hadley.

Rightward of 11793.

Rightward of 11794, up-Sun showing the ladder, the MESA, and the northern half of the LM.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11795, centered on the LM.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11796, showing the southern half of the LM.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11797, showing a variety of Rover tracks.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11798, toward the south and Mt. Hadley Delta.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11799.

Rightward of 11800, showing Rover tracks in the direction of Mt. Hadley Delta.

Rightward of 11801.

Rightward of 11802.

Rightward of 11803, ending Jim's pan at the Solar Wind Collector.

Jim has started a second pan with this Down-Sun toward the Solar Wind Collector. He is now north of the LM. In the background, Dave is still on the Rover.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11805.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11806.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11807.

Rightward of 11808.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11809.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11810, toward Mt. Hadley.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11811.

Rightward of 11812.

Rightward of 11813, up-Sun.

Rightward of 11814.

Rightward of 11815.

Rightward of 11816, showing the minus-Z (east) LM strut.

Rightward of 11817, showing the dramatic tilt of the spacecraft.

Rightward of 11818, showing the MESA and the western portion of the LM.

Rightward of 11819.

147:24:53 Rightward of 11820, showing the Solar Wind Collector. In the background, Dave is now at the front of the Rover positioning the high-gain antenna. This frame ends Jim's second post-EVA-2-traverse pan at the LM.

Jim has moved southeast of the LM to start a third pan. This down-Sun shows the minus-Y strut. Dave is standing at the right side of the Rover. This is a counter-clockwise pan.

Leftward of 11822.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Leftward of 11823.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Leftward of 11824.

Leftward of 11825, toward St. George Crater, which doesn't stand out as well as it did at lower Sun angles.

Leftward of 11826.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Leftward of 11827, toward the summit of Mt. Hadley Delta.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Leftward of 11828.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Leftward of 11829.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Leftward of 11830.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Leftward of 11831, up-Sun toward the Swann Range.

Leftward of 11832.

Leftward of 11833.

147:27:12 Leftward of 11834. This is a frame from Jim Irwin's pan taken from a point southeast of the LM after the EVA-2 traverse. It is centered on Mt. Hadley, which is in full Sun. Note the well-defined imprints made by the chevrons on the Rover tires.

Leftward of 11835.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Leftward of 11836, toward the north. The object in the foreground is the discarded LRRR pallet. A tip of the LRRR thermal cover just below the pallet.

Leftward of 11837, showing the pallet and thermal cover in the crater that Dave just avoided during the landing. A two-frame.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

147:27:12 Leftward of 11838. This frame from Jim's 8 o'clock (southeast) pan shows the southeast portion of the LM. The dark gray doors cover the Scientific Equipment (SEQ) Bay. The fuel cask is in the down position at the left of the SEQ Bay doors. Note the wrinkling of the plume deflector. The dome removal tool and the attached dome are next to the minus-Y (south) strut. The fuel-element straction tool is at the lower left. Dave has moved away from the Rover toward the Central Station.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Shows the SEQ Bay. In the background, we can see Dave walking away from us. A labeled detail shows a helium vent associated with the descent stage oxidizer tanks. See a discussion in the Apollo 11 Mobility chapter.

147:27:12 Jim Irwin took this picture of the area under the SEQ Bay doors. It shows the various deployment tapes used to open the doors and extract the ALSEP packages. Journal Contributor Karl Dodenhoff calls attention to the numerous part numbers visible in a detail ( 51k ). Frank O'Brien adds, "part numbers like these were stamped on just about everything."

147:27:12 Jim has moved to a position slightly north of the minus-Z (east) strut to take this picture of the area under the Descent Stage. Compared to some other missions, there doesn't seem to be as much evidence of sweeping by the Descent Engine exhaust as there is in some other missions, particular Apollo 12. Note the numerous pieces of trash they have tossed under the Descent Stage to keep it out from under foot.

147:37:42 Jim is still using Dave's camera and has started a pan from the ALSEP site. He took this down-Sun from near the Central Station. The Passive Seismometer Experiment (PSE) is at the right. Most of the other objects are discarded dust covers and attachment hardware.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11843, showing the PSE and the Central Station.

147:37:42 Rightward of 11844. This frame from Jim Irwin's ALSEP Pan at the end of EVA-2 shows the Central Station in the foreground, the Passive Seismic Experiment beyond the left side, and the Lunar Surface magnetometer in the background on the right.detail shows a Boyd bolt sleeve on the ground next to the Central Station.

Rightward of 11845.

147:37:42 Rightward of 11846. Jim's ALSEP pan. Dave is leaning to his right and is picking up the drill. The Solar Wind Spectrometer is in the foreground. Erik van Meijgaarden has combined AS15-11845 and 11847 as a mini-pan.

Rightward of 11847. The Heat Flow Electronics (HFE) box is just to the left of center. Mt. Hadley is in the background.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11848, toward Mt. Hadley. The eastern heat flow hole is just to the left of center.

Red-blue anaglyph with perspective correction by Yuri Krasilnikov.

Rightward of 11849, up-Sun toward the SIDE/CCIG.

Rightward of 11850, showing a piece of trash in the foreground.

147:37:42 Rightward of 11851. This excellent frame from Jim's EVA-2 ALSEP pan shows the Rover, the LM, and the Swann Range.

Rightward of 11852, showing the Swann Range and Mt. Hadley Delta.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11853, showing Mt. Hadley Delta.

Rightward of 11854, showing St. George Crater.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11855.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11856.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

147:38:40 Rightward of 11857. This frame ends Jim's ALSEP pan.

Sunstruck photo of the Heat Flow Electronics, taken toward the Central Station.

147:41:08 Down-Sun of the eastern heat flow hole.

Unless otherwise noted, all images processed by Kipp Teague from raw scans provided by NASA Johnson. Images labeled "OF300" are from the original film and are presented at the equivalent of 300 DPI on an 7.5 inch by 7.5 inch reproduction.

Used by Jim Irwin and Dave Scott during EVA-3; in the cabin after EVA-3; and in lunar orbit.

AS15-88-11861 (OF300) ( 109k or 787k )

163:58:11 Jim is using the scoop to get the distance right for good focus on a placard he just attached to the side of the Rover console. Note the SCB on the floor boards on the left and the footrests on the right. An enhanced detail of the area covered by the shadow of Jim's helmet shows Dave's camera with the label "CDR".

163:58:11 Jim's photo of the placard, which reads "Man's First Wheels on the Moon, Delivered by Falcon, July 30, 1971.". The signatures of the three members of the crew are at the bottom. In the background, we can see Dave's RCU and, on the top of it, the small warning-flag windows and the large Mode switch. He is not wearing his camera. Note the "Red Apple", below the RCU, with which he would open his purge valve in the case of an emergency requiring use of the OPS.

163:58:27 Color photo of Dave with the flag at the start of EVA-3. Compare the appearance of Silver Spur at the upper left with AS15-87- 11748, which is a frame from Dave's SEVA color pan taken at 106:58:27.

Dave Scott used Jim's camera to take the three "tourist" photos of Jim.

AS15-88-11864 (OF300) ( 180k or 1054k )

Color photo of Jim at the flag.

Color photo of Jim at the flag.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

163:59:05 Few Apollo photographs have been reproduced more often than this color photo of Jim, the flag, the Rover, and the LM, with Mt. Hadley Delta in the background. Note the bright, rectangular pattern on the high-gain antenna. The pattern is produced by sunlight reflected by the mirrored tiles on the top of the TV camera. A detail shows that Jim has a strap-on pocket on each thigh ( 153k ).

Jim Irwin resumed using magazine 88.

AS15-88-11867 (OF300) ( 117k or 754k )

164:03:40 The Apollo 15 Index of 70 mm Photographs (MSC January 12, 1972) describes 11867-71 as showing a "microfilm cassette" taken at Station 8 - Jim's trench at the ALSEP. I am not convinced that Jim took the photos at the ALSEP site but suspect that he took them near the LM after Dave drove off at about 164:03:40. I have thought that Jim decided to walk out to the ALSEP site because he did not want to waste time getting his seatbelt on. However, it is possible that he also wanted a bit of time to put out the items he was going to leave on the Moon and take the five documentation photos.]

[In his book To Rule the Night, Jim wrote "There were a number of things we left on the Moon purposely. I left some medallions, flat pieces of silver with the fingerprints of Mary and our children. And as a result of a letter that I got two months before launch, I also left a small portrait of J. B. Irwin. A young lady sent me a picture of her father, J. B. Irwin, saying that he had talked about his desire to go to the Moon all his life. He died a seventy-five, before the first manned landing. I thought it would be a gracious gesture to take J. B.'s picture and leave it on the Moon." See more about the J.B. Irwin story in the caption for 11870, below.]

[In addition, in 2005 an inquiry to the NASA Headquarters History office by a writer in Oregon, Sierra Jenkins, brought to my attention an article from the October 2, 1971 edition of The Bulletin, a newspaper published in Bend, Oregon ( 1.2 Mb PDF ). Jim Irwin and other Apollo astronauts did geology field training near Bend on various occasions. According to the newspaper article, during one of these trips Jim met Floyd E. Watson, a building inspector in Bend who, in 1971, sent Jim a "small sliver of Central Oregon lava which I hope will be able to deliver to the Moon for me." The article then mentions a letter Watson received from Irwin in late September, stating "I did carry your sliver of lava to the moon and left it there. I took a picture of the location" The picture, which accompanies the article, is 11870 (below). The inscription appears to be in Jim's hand.]

[As of 13 July 2005, I have not had a chance to examine high-resolution scans of any of the five pictures of the left items, 11867 - 71., nor have I found independant confirmation of the story. Given that Jim obliged J. B. Irwin's daughter on a similar request, I am inclined to believe that the Watson story is true.]

[Finally, in August 2008, Joel Powell called attention to a December 1976 article in Space World magazine that describes a microfilm copy of an Apollo 11 Manned Flight Awareness Commemorative Booklet that Jim Irwin left on the Moon.]

Jim stepped to his right and a bit closer to the items on the surface. However, he did not turn the camera left after stepping right, so he probably wasn't trying to get a stereopair but, rather, was trying to get the camera at a distance from which the items on the surface would be in focus. Note the shadow cast by what may be the scoop, off camera to the left.

Jim stepped back and put himself at a third distance in an effort to get the items on the surface in focus. Note the white object near the center of the heel of the bootprint at the bottom on the image.

164:03:40 As mentioned in the caption to 11867, during a geology field trip to Bend, Oregon, Jim met Floyd E. Watson, a building inspector in Bend who, in 1971, sent Jim a "small sliver of Central Oregon lava which I hope will be able to deliver to the Moon for me."]

[Jim took five pictures, AS15-88-11867 - 71 of what are undoubtedly the various items he left on the Moon. Frames 11870 and 11871 form a stereopair. On 15 July 2005, Mike Gentry and Susan Erskine at NASA Johnson provided high-resolution scans from original film of the two frames. The images are slightly out-of-focus and while preparing to make an anaglyph, Andy Chaikin applied the Photoshop Sharp Unmask function to the images and noticed that the object at the lower left, which Jim had turned over after taking 11869, is a black-and-white picture of "an elderly man, balding, with shirt and tie". This is undoubtedly J.B. Irwin, mentioned in the caption to 11867. In a detail from 11870 with Sharp Unmask applied ( 655k ), I have marked what I believe is the rock fragment Jim was indicating in the inscribed photo reproduced in The Bulletin article ( 1.2 Mb PDF ).

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

164:03:40 Jim stepped to his right and turned to his left to get this stereo-companion to 11870. Andy Chaikin has provided a red-blue anaglyph of 11870 and 71.

164:21:50 Down-Sun of the "Station 8" trench, which Jim dug late in EVA-2. Jim took this series of trench documentation photos after he and Dave extracted the deep core at the start of EVA-3.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Jim stepped to his right to get this stereo companion to 11872.

164:21:50 Cross-Sun from the north of the Station 8 trench.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Jim stepped to his left to get this stereo companion to 11874.

164:21:50 Cross-Sun from the south of the Station 8 trench. Compare with AS15-92-12443, which Jim took at about 148:31:11, just before running back to the LM for EVA-2 closeout. Note the Rover tracks on the north side of the trench in 11876. The herring-bone pattern indicates that Dave was driving from left to right, almost certainly on his way back to the LM for EVA-2 closeout, not long after Jim took 12443.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Jim stepped to his right to get this stereo companion to 11876.

164:23:13 Jim started a partial pan at the ALSEP site with this down-Sun toward the magnetometer.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11878.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11879.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11880, toward the north. Jim's camera jammed after this frame.

Some three hours later Dave Scott is using Jim's camera which is apparently working again.

AS15-88-11882 (OF300) ( 121k or 965k )

167:01:07 This picture shows the Rover deployment hardware. Of greater interest is the damage to the engine bell that is clearly visible. See an enhanced detail ( 2.7Mb ) by Kipp Teague. Note the jettison bag and other trash that the astronauts have tossed under the spacecraft.

Rover deployment hardware.

167:04:41 Dave took this cross-Sun "before" from the north of the area from which they will collect a soil sample for return in the Special Environmental Sample Container or SESC.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Dave stepped to his left to get this stereo companion to 11884.

Down-Sun "before" of the SESC collection area. Dave is standing next to the minus-Z (east) footpad. The bent, gold-foil covered landing probe is in the foreground.

167:07:16 Cross-Sun "after" from the north of the SESC sample area.

167:09:06 Dave took this down-Sun of the Solar Wind Collector (SWC) taken just before he rolled it up. The ALSEP is in the background.

Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Dave stepped to his left to get this stereo companion to 11888.

At some point after 167:22:43, Dave took this picture of the hammer and feather lying next to the MESA. The picture was taken from a point west of the MESA. It appears that Dave kicked the hammer and feather out of the way after finishing his gravity demonstration, probably so that they wouldn't get stepped on.

167:38:54 Dave has driven the Rover out to the VIP site so that the worldwide television audience can watch the launch. This picture shows the battery mirrors.

Good stereo of the front of the Rover. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Dave stepped to his right to get this stereo companion to 11891.

Dave placed this small figure on the ground near the Rover to represent the "fallen" astronauts and cosmonauts, who had died in the course of duty. Next to the figure, he placed a card that lists their names.

Notice the imprints of Dave's fingers that show up quite spectacuarly. Red-blue anaglyph by Patrick Vantuyne. Alternate version ( 0.5 Mb ) by Erwin D'Hoore.

Dave Scott created a small memorial at the final LRV parking place to honor the astronauts and cosmonauts who had died prior to Apollo 15. The card lists the names. The figurine, Fallen Astronaut, was created by Belgian artist Paul van Hoeydonck.

167:48:59 Dave has started a pan from the VIP site. This down-Sun shows the LM with the ALSEP in the background. Jim is north of the spacecraft and is facing south.

Rightward of 11895. Jim is looking off to the north.

Rightward of 11896. Jim has moved in toward the LM.

Rightward of 11897.

Rightward of 11898, showing the front of the Rover and the open LCRU covers. The TV camera is pointed off to the north.

Rightward of 11899, showing the Rover console, Jim's seat, and the low-gain antenna. Note the damage the seat has sustained as a result of Jim's getting on and off while wearing his backpack.

Good stereo from the front of the Rover to the seatbacks. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

167:49:38 Rightward of 11900. Dave took this photo as part of a pan at the VIP site. It shows the Rover at it's final parking place. At the back, we can see the rake, but neither of the tongs. Keith Wilson notes that this frame shows a red bible that Dave has just placed against the handcontroller. See the detail produced by Kipp Teague; see, also,the discussion following 167:49:38.

Ed Hengeveld has done a related painting (104k ).

Stereo of the full length of the Rover. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11901, showing the rear of the Rover and, beyond it, the card listing the fallen astronauts and cosmonauts.

Back of the Rover, with the Fallen Astronaut memorial farther right. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11902, showing the astronaut/cosmonaut memorial. Note that the Rover tracks in this area do not seem to be as dark as those near the ALSEP. Mt. Hadley is in the background.

Mt. Hadley with Fallen Astronaut on the left. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11903, showing Mt. Hadley.

Mt. Hadley with Fallen Astronaut on the left. Red-blue anaglyph by Erwin D'Hoore.

Rightward of 11904, showing Mt. Hadley.

Rightward of 11905.

Mt. Hadley and Swann Range

Rightward of 11906, showing the Swann Range.

Mt. Hadley and Swann Range

Rightward of 11907.

Swann Range

Rightward of 11908.

Swann Range

Rightward of 11909.

Swann Range

Rightward of 11910.

Swann Range

Rightward of 11911.

Swann Range

Rightward of 11912.

Swann Range

Rightward of 11913.

Swann Range - Silver Spur

Rightward of 11914.

Silver Spur

Rightward of 11915, centered on Silver Spur.

Silver Spur

Rightward of 11916, showing Mt. Hadley Delta with the bright crater on the east rim of St. George Crater at the right edge. Note that the Rover tracks in the foreground are not appreciably darkened.

Hadley Delta

Rightward of 11917.

Hadley Delta

Rightward of 11918.

Rightward of 11919.

Rightward of 11920, showing St. George Crater. Notice how washed out the details are compared with the pictures such as AS15-85-11376 which Dave took during the SEVA at about 106:53:45.

Rightward of 11921.

Rightward of 11922.

Rightward of 11923.

Rightward of 11924, toward the LM. Jim is nowhere in sight and may be handcarrying gear up to the porch.

Astronaut/cosmonaut memorial at the VIP site.

Similar to 11926.

167:51:17 Dave has left the VIP site for the LM and, on the way, stops to take this picture of the LM. Jim is at the MESA. Note the rock just below and to the left of the flag.

On the way back to the LM from the VIP site, Dave stopped to take this photo of a partially-buried boulder. This is probably the rock noted in 11928. Note the relative position of the intersecting Rover tracks in the two pictures.

167:54:21 This is the last picture Dave took during EVA-3. He is at the MESA and takes this picture through the struts toward the Rover at the VIP site. Note that he parked the Rover facing slightly to the right of the LM, possibly to give the TV camera a clear view of the launch. John Young and Gene Cernan parked their Rovers in similar orientations.

Most of the remaining frames were taken through the windows after the end of EVA-3.

AS15-88-11931 (OF300) ( 66k or 852k )

Dave starts a pan out his window after EVA-3. This is a good pan.

Leftward of 11931.

Leftward of 11932.

Leftward of 11933.

Leftward of 11934.

Leftward of 11935.

Rightward of 11936.

Rightward of 11937.

Rightward of 11938.

In an effort to get the ALSEP into view, Dave leaned to his left.

Similar to 11940.

Similar to 11940.

Similar to 11940.

Similar to 11940.

Dave pointed the camera down to get this picture of what may be one of the MESA pallets.

View out Dave's window of the surface near the LM.

Jim now has the camera and takes this picture toward the ALSEP.

Rightward of 11947.

Rightward of 11948.

Rightward of 11949.

ALSEP. Similar to 11947, although aimed a little lower. Part of a PLSS can be seen at the bottom.

Jim aimed the camera lower and/or leaned forward to get more of the PLSS.

This is probably the best picture out Jim's window of one of the PLSSs on the ground at the foot of the ladder. Slightly out of focus. A UHT is also visible.

ALSEP.

The rest of the magazine was exposed after the return to orbit.

AS15-88-11955 (OF300) ( 32k or 629k )

Rev 49. CSM from the LM during rendezvous.

Rev 49.

Rev 49.

Rev 49.

Rev 49. CSM from the LM. Note the docking probe.

Rev 49.

Rev 49. CSM from the LM. Note the docking probe.

Rev 49.

Rev 49. CSM from the LM. The SIM Bay is on the right.

Rev 49.

Rev 49.

Rev 49. Excellent of the SIM Bay from the LM.

Rev 49.

Rev 49.

Rev 49.

Rev 49.

Rev 49.

Apollo 15 SIM Bay viewed from the LM during Rev 49, after rendezvous.

Rev 49. Excellent of the SIM Bay from the LM.

Rev 49. CSM from the LM.

The peaks in the upper part of the image are Montes Harbinger, located in western Mare Imbrium at about 41 W 27 N. North is to the right. René Cantin has produced a labeled version ( 0.2 Mb ).

Rev 63. Oblique of Schroter's Valley. Mapping Camera frame A15-M-2611 ( 3.0 Mb ) gives a broader context. See, also, a montage ( 9.2 Mb or 0.2 Mb ) by René Cantin.

Oblique view of craters Aristarchus and Herodotus from lunar orbit sometime during Revs 64-72.

Crater Aristarchus at the center, with a portion of Schroter's Valley down-Sun of the crater. See, also, montages of Aristarchus ( 0.9 Mb or 0.2 Mb ) and Schroter's Valley ( 9.2 Mb or 0.2 Mb ) by René Cantin.

Oceanus Procellarum. Crater Nielsen and the northern tip of Montes Agricola. Research by David Woods.

Montes Agricola. Research by David Woods.

Craters Hilbert (bottom right, 108.2 E / 17.9 S) and Kondratyuk (115.5 E / 14.9 S, bottom left). North is at the bottom. Research by David Woods.

Frame 11985 is on the bottom left, with 11986 at the upper right. North is at the bottom. The Clementine Atlas of the Moon was used to make the identifications shown in a labeled version. Composite by René Cantin.

Crater Alden ( 1110.8 E / 23.6 S ). North is at the bottom.

Earth from lunar orbit this photo also shows Craters Gibbs and Schorr and was taken sometime during Revs 64-72.

Crater Plinius (43 km diameter) is centered. We are looking west along the southern edge of MareSerenitatis. Mare Tranquilitatis is at the lower left. Crater Al-Bakri (12 km) is nestled in cove at about the 9:30 position relative to Plinius.

Crater Vitruvius (30 km) dominates the right side of the image. As indicated in a labeled version by René Cantin, the Apollo 17 landing site is just to the right of center.

Washed out. Centered on Crater Aristarchus with Herodotus on the right (west). Schroter's Valley (rille) emerges from the Cobra Head just below (north northeast) of Herodotus, and exits the from toward the lower right.

Similar to 11992.

No Image

Washed out. Similar to 11992

Herodotus, Cobra Head, Schroter's Valley

View of Aristarchus and Herodotus taken sometime during Revs 64-72.

Post TEI.

TEC with a good terminator through Tsiolkovsky.

Unless otherwise noted, all images processed by Kipp Teague from raw scans provided by NASA Johnson. Images labeled "OF300" are from the original film and are presented at the equivalent of 300 DPI on an 7.5 inch by 7.5 inch reproduction.

Used during EVA-3 for 500-mm photography

AS15-89-12015 (OF300) ( 91k or 926k )

165:26:44 Dave starts a horizontal strip of 500-mm photos along the top of the west wall of Hadley Rille. Partially sunstruck.

One the two notable outcrops on the west wall of Hadley Rille that show horizontal bedding is just to the left of the center of this frame.

Rightward of 12016, with good overlap. (Compare with AS15-89-12053.)

Rightward of 12017, with good overlap.

Rightward of 12018, with good overlap.

Rightward of 12019, with good overlap. (Compare with AS15-89-12050.)

Rightward of 12020, with good overlap.

Rightward of 12021, with good overlap.

Rightward of 12022, with good overlap.

Rightward of 12023, with good overlap. (Compare with AS15-89-12045.)

Rightward of 12023, with good overlap.

165:26:44 Rightward of 12025, with good overlap. Compare with outcrop in AS15-89-12097.

Rightward of 12026, with good overlap, showing a second outcrop with horizontal layering. This outcrop is one fiducial left and half a fiducial above the center line.

165:27:24 Dave stars a horizontal strip of the talus deposit near the bottom of the west wall of Hadley Rille. Slightly blurred.

Rightward of 12028, with good overlap.

Rightward of 12029, with good overlap.

Rightward of 12030, with good overlap.

Rightward of 12031, with good overlap.

Rightward of 12032, with good overlap. Note the foreground boulders at the bottom of the frame.

Rightward of 12033, with good overlap.

Rightward of 12034, with good overlap.

Rightward of 12035, with good overlap.

Rightward of 12036, with good overlap.

Rightward of 12037, with good overlap.

Rightward of 12038, with good overlap.

Rightward of 12039, with good overlap.

Rightward of 12040, with good overlap.

Rightward of 12041, with good overlap.

Rightward of 12042, with good overlap.

Rightward of 12043, with good overlap. This frame ends the horizontal strip along the top of the talus deposit.

165:28:46 Dave starts a vertical strip of the west wall of Hadley Rille. This first frame shows the southern outcrop with horizontal bedding and is similar to AS15-89-12024.

Below 12045, with good overlap.

Below 12046.

Below 12047, ending the vertical strip.

Dave starts a second vertical strip. This frame is similar to AS15-89-12020.

Similar to 12049.

Below 12050.

Below 12051, ending the second vertical strip.

Dave starts a third vertical strip. This first frame is similar to AS15-89-12016.

Below 12053.

Below 12054.

Below 12055, ending the third vertical strip on the west wall of Hadley Rille.

165:29:16 Dave takes a series of pictures of a debris filled crater in the west wall of Hadley Rille.

Note the large tetrahedral rock that can also be seen in AS15-89-12128 and AS15-89-12132, among others.

Completing Dave's pictures of the crater in the west wall of Hadley Rille.

Showing at the mare surface west of Hadley Rille.

Leftward of 12063.